During the course of fighting his company was pinned down by accurate fire from a machine gun position in a hedgerow about forty-five yards to the front. Sergeant Waxdahl voluntarily crawled forward through open field under heavy enemy fire and although wounded July 13, 1944, reached the hedgerow and lobbed grenade into the enemy machine gun nest, killing the crew and silencing the weapon. After receiving first aid treatment for his wounds, he refused evacuation and returned to duty.
During the course of fighting his company was pinned down by accurate fire from a machine gun position in a hedgerow about forty-five yards to the front. Sergeant Waxdahl voluntarily crawled forward through open field under heavy enemy fire and although wounded July 13, 1944, reached the hedgerow and lobbed grenade into the enemy machine gun nest, killing the crew and silencing the weapon. After receiving first aid treatment for his wounds, he refused evacuation and returned to duty.
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