GARCIA, MARCARIO - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company B, 22d Infantry,
4th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Grosshau, Germany, 27 November
1944. Entered service at: Sugarland, Tex. Birth: 20 January 1920, Villa
de Castano, Mexico. G.O. No.: 74, 1 September 1945. Citation: While an
acting squad leader of Company B, 22d Infantry, on 27 November 1944, near
Grosshau, Germany, he single-handedly assaulted 2 enemy machinegun emplacements.
Attacking prepared positions on a wooded hill, which could be approached
only through meager cover, his company was pinned down by intense machinegun
fire and subjected to a concentrated artillery and mortar barrage. Although
painfully wounded, he refused to be evacuated and on his own initiative
crawled forward alone until he reached a position near an enemy emplacement.
Hurling grenades, he boldly assaulted the position, destroyed the gun,
and with his rifle killed 3 of the enemy who attempted to escape. When
he rejoined his company, a second machinegun opened fire and again the
intrepid soldier went forward, utterly disregarding his own safety. He
stormed the position and destroyed the gun, killed 3 more Germans, and
captured 4 prisoners. He fought on with his unit until the objective was
taken and only then did he permit himself to be removed for medical care.
S/Sgt. (then private) Garcia's conspicuous heroism, his inspiring, courageous
conduct, and his complete disregard for his personal safety wiped out 2
enemy emplacements and enabled his company to advance and secure its objective.
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