Michael Anthony Frihauf

Boot camp at Parris Island with Seventh, Fifth, and 10th Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted directly to Company A, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced)

Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)

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Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
July 7, 1944 – awarded Silver Star Medal for actions on this date.

Fighting off a savage Japanese counterattack, Sergeant Frihauf tenaciously resisted the enemy’s fanatic efforts and, skillfully reorganizing his platoon when it suffered depletion by heavy casualties under the terrific onslaught, pushed the enemy back with determined aggressiveness, breaking the abortive counter-attack and annihilating sixty Japanese soldiers. With the enemy effectively disorganized, he quickly advanced his men is a relentless drive, yielding no quarter and routing the entire Japanese force in his company’s zone of action. By his forceful leadership, bold tactics and indomitable fighting spirit during a critical period of the fierce hostilities, Sergeant Frihauf contributed essentially to the ultimate conquest of this vital enemy stronghold, and his undaunted courage and decisive conduct throughout upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

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Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
July 24, 1944 – killed in action during landing operations

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