After sustaining further injuries—including shrapnel wounds and a gunshot to the jaw—Shields helped move the badly wounded camp commander to safety.
Though injured in the assault, he pressed on, killing several enemy soldiers and forcing the rest to retreat.
Disregarding his own safety, he sprang to his feet, charged the bunker, and fired as he advanced, successfully silencing the two-man enemy position.
Disregarding his own safety, he advanced to a position where he could provide effective covering fire, enabling first aid for the wounded.
When confronted by an advancing enemy force of 30 to 40 soldiers, Pittman took a stand in the middle of the trail and delivered intense machine-gun fire, halting the attack.
Observing the enemy trying to infiltrate a nearby platoon’s position, Sergeant Peters stood fully exposed, firing bursts that forced the enemy to reveal their positions.
