Comments by "Arnold Hubbert" (@arnoldhubbert6779) on "Weakest WW1 Soldier" video.

  1. He probably deserved the more like a bronze or silver star, but the Medal of Honor was awarded to him due to his race. By normal Medal of Honor standards, fighting off a force of 12 men, killing four, even while wounded, normally wouldn't warrant a Medal of Honor for a white soldier (more like a bronze or silver star). By contrast, Alvin York (initially awarded only the Distinguished Service Cross till upgraded) played a key role in a key battle, personally killing between 25-35 soldiers, destroying 35 machine gun nests, capturing 132 soldiers, and saving at least dozens of lives. Or, Audie Murphy, "ordered his men to retreat to positions in the woods, remaining alone at his post, shooting his M1 carbine and directing artillery fire via his field radio while the Germans aimed fire directly at his position. Murphy mounted the abandoned, burning tank destroyer and began firing its .50 caliber machine gun at the advancing Germans, killing a squad crawling through a ditch towards him.[83] For an hour, Murphy stood on the flaming tank destroyer returning German fire from foot soldiers and advancing tanks, killing or wounding 50 Germans (though officially credited with killing 240 soldiers during the war). He sustained a leg wound during his stand, and stopped only after he ran out of ammunition. Murphy rejoined his men, disregarding his own injury, and led them back to repel the Germans. He insisted on remaining with his men while his wounds were treated." He was still certainly heroic, though.
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