2-15 FAR Names Durham Hall.On 28 July 2000, Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery (MOH See modem on hold. ) winner Second Lieutenant Harold B. "Pinky" Durham; Jr., was remembered in the dedication of the 2d Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment's (2-15 FAR's) battalion headquarters as Durham Hall at Fort Drum, New York This article is about the U.S. Army base in New York State. For other places with a similar name, see Fort Drum. Fort Drum is a census-designated place and U.S. Army military reservation in Jefferson County, New York, United States. . 2-15 FAR is part of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry infantry soldiers selected and trained for rapid evolutions. See also: Light ) Artillery. Lieutenant Durham received his Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a forward observer with C/6-15 FA, 1st Infantry Division. Wounded by a claymore mine and enemy machine gun fire, Durham continued to call for and adjust indirect fires in support of his hard-pressed infantry. He called fires in on his position and, later, chose a small clearing that exposed him to enemy fire but that offered the best advantage for observation, dying while grasping his radio handset. Durham is the most decorated soldier who served in the 15th Field Artillery Regiment. |
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