For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his
life above and beyond the call of duty:
Private First
Class Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano, Company H, 17th Infantry
Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by
extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the
vicinity of Chupa-ri, Korea, on 1 September 1951.
On that date, Private First Class Kaho'ohanohano was in
charge of a machine-gun squad supporting the defensive
positioning of Company F when a numerically superior enemy
force launched a fierce attack. Because of the enemy's
overwhelming numbers, friendly troops were forced to execute
a limited withdrawal.
As the men fell back, Private First Class Kaho'ohanohano
ordered his squad to take up more defensible positions and
provide covering fire for the withdrawing friendly force.
Although having been wounded in the shoulder during the
initial enemy assault, Private First Class Kaho'ohanohano
gathered a supply of grenades and ammunition and returned to
his original position to face the enemy alone.
As the hostile troops concentrated their strength against
his emplacement in an effort to overrun it, Private First
Class Kaho'ohanohano fought fiercely and courageously,
delivering deadly accurate fire into the ranks of the
onrushing enemy. When his ammunition was depleted, he
engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat until he was
killed. Private First Class Kaho'ohanohano's heroic stand so
inspired his comrades that they launched a counterattack
that completely repulsed the enemy.
Upon reaching Private First Class Kaho'ohanohano's
emplacement, friendly troops discovered 11 enemy soldiers
lying dead in front of the emplacement and two inside it,
killed in hand-to-hand combat. Private First Class
Kaho'ohanohano's extraordinary heroism and selfless devotion
to duty are in keeping with the finest traditions of
military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the
7th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
President Barack
Obama's Presentation of Medal of Honor to Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano's
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