World War II Honoree

Lloyd E. Workman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Rolla, Missouri

Honored By

Lloyd E. Workman

Relationship

Self

SQUAD LEADER, LIGHT MACHINE GUN, 604. SERVED WITH COMPANY C, 22ND INFANTRY, 4TH DIVISION IN CENTRAL EUROPE. SERVED AUGUST 10, 1944 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE JULY 5, 1946. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION NEAR KUTZBRUNN, GERMANY ON APRIL 3, 1945. HIS COMPANY HAD BECOME SURROUNDED. HE TOOK HIS ASSAULT MACHINE GUN AND RAN FORWARD OF COMPANY LINES TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY. HE HELD THEM AT BAY, CUTTING THEIR LINES OR HOLDING THEM UNTIL MORTAR FIRE COULD BE TURNED ON THEM. UPON SEEING A SMALL GROUP OF GERMANS TRYING TO INFILTRATE, HE WAITED PATIENTLY AND OPENED FIRE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT, KILLING ALL THE ENEMY. HIS GALLANTRY MAINTAINED THE SECURITY OF ONE OF THE COMPANY FLANKS.