Medal of Honor Roll Call: Tony K. Burris At The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge.

 

Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division

Place and date: vicinity of Mundung-ni, Korea 8 and October 9, 1951

Entered service at: Blanchard, Okla. Birth: Blanchard, Okla. G.O. No.: 84, September 5, 1952.

Citation:

Sfc. Burris, a member of Company L, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty. On 8 October, when his company encountered intense fire from an entrenched hostile force, Sfc. Burris charged forward alone, throwing grenades into the position and destroying approximately 15 of the enemy.

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