DogTCollect Posted February 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2015 This tag belonged too Franklin C Gough Jr KIA on september the 13th for the battle of Nancy. Hes from louisiana,New Orleans and hes on the Metairie cemetery in New Orleans. The story: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Franklin C. Gough, Jr. (ASN: 0-531102), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 13 September 1944. When his men clung to the ground for protection against heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire, Lieutenant Gough, a platoon leader, moving among them, encouraged them to recommence an action across an open field. After he had led the platoon to within one hundred yards of his objective, an enemy machine gun opened fire. Lieutenant Gough was killed by machine gun fire as he led a direct assault on the German position, but his men, spurred on by his inspiring example, continued the attack and eliminated the enemy strongpoint. His intrepid leadership is in accord with the military traditions of the United States.General Orders:Â Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 25 (April 7, 1945)Action Date:Â September 13, 1944 Awards: Purple heart, SilverStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTCollect Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted February 10, 2015 Headstone marker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted February 10, 2015 Share #3 Posted February 10, 2015 He sounds like a real hero. Thank you for honoring him. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted February 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 10, 2015 I saw that one on ebay. I like it.... Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excoelis1 Posted February 11, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 11, 2015 Very nice acquisition and thanks for sharing, well done. Cheers Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted February 12, 2015 Share #6 Posted February 12, 2015 Incredible. It still has the white paint from the temporary grave marker, making this more than likely one of the tags he was wearing when he was killed. Thanks for showing it, let us know if you have any more tags to show off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTCollect Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted February 12, 2015 Soon i will post more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTCollect Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted March 26, 2015 Im coming back on this thread. I asked someone if he could find more documents from Franklin C Gough and he found another one with a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTCollect Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted March 26, 2015 Sec part of the text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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