World War II Honoree

Thomas W. Hoban

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

Mary Hoban Hartung

Relationship

Daughter

ON JANUARY 15, 1943, HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST AN ARMED ENEMY. ON DECEMBER 1942, IN THE VICINITY OF TUNISIA, HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE CONDUCTING THE DEFENSE OF A POSITION AGAINST CONSTANT ATTACK BY ENEMY GROUND TROOPS SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY AND MACHINE GUN FIRE AS WELL AS SERIAL BOMBARDMENT AND STRAFING. HE EXPOSED HIMSELF WITHOUT REGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFETY AND PERSONALLY LED THREE COUNTER-ATTACKS TO RECOVER LOST GROUND.