World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Tank Commander and was Sergeant in the United States Army in Company A, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division. He was killed in action. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 14, 1944 at Valhey, France. His citation reads in part "Although the tank was being subjected to a withering hail of enemy small-arms, bazooka, grenade, and mortar fire from the street and from the windows of adjacent buildings, Sgt. Sadowski unheasitatingly returned to his tank and endeavored to pry up the bow gunner's hatch. While engaged in this attempt to rescue his comrade from the burning tank, he was cut down by a stream of machine-gun fire which resulted in his death. The gallant and noble sacrifice of his life in the aid of his comrade, undertaken in the face of almost certain death, so inspired the remainder of the tank crews that they pressed forward with greater ferocity and completely destroyed the enemy forces in this town without further loss to themselves."
World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Tank Commander and was Sergeant in the United States Army in Company A, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division. He was killed in action. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 14, 1944 at Valhey, France. His citation reads in part "Although the tank was being subjected to a withering hail of enemy small-arms, bazooka, grenade, and mortar fire from the street and from the windows of adjacent buildings, Sgt. Sadowski unheasitatingly returned to his tank and endeavored to pry up the bow gunner's hatch. While engaged in this attempt to rescue his comrade from the burning tank, he was cut down by a stream of machine-gun fire which resulted in his death. The gallant and noble sacrifice of his life in the aid of his comrade, undertaken in the face of almost certain death, so inspired the remainder of the tank crews that they pressed forward with greater ferocity and completely destroyed the enemy forces in this town without further loss to themselves."
Bio by: Don Morfe
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