11/02/2026
First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 2, 1944, near the Mark River in the Netherlands. As his company was pinned down by German machine guns, he continued directing fire after being seriously wounded, then led a small bazooka team through icy canal water to attack enemy positions and help disable an artillery gun. Wounded again, he sent his men back to safety and crawled to his own lines. His actions helped his battalion reach its objective.