Сербско-американский герой

[CoronaCola]

Aleksa Mandušić (Serbian: Алекса Мандушић), or Jake Allex

(July 13, 1887 – August 28, 1959), was a Serbian American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his service in the U.S. Army during World War I.

 

Награжден высшей наградой США - Медалью Почёта Конгресса!!!!!

 

Born July 13, 1887 in Prizren, Ottoman Empire (now Kosovo).

Died August 28, 1959 (aged 72) in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Place of burial Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Sava cemetery Libertyville, Illinois.

 

Military service

 

Allex entered the US Army in Chicago, Illinois, and returned there following World War I, with the rank of Sergeant. While in the Army he served in Company H, 131st Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division. On August 9, 1918, near Chippilly Ridge, France, when finding all of their officers either wounded or killed and his platoon under heavy attack from the opposing German forces, Allex, a Corporal, took command. Leading his platoon forward toward the machine gun nest, his platoon was able to overwhelm the opposition. Allex alone killed five enemy soldiers, and when his bayonet broke, he used the butt of his rifle in close quarters combat, taking fifteen German prisoners.

 

Little is known about his life following the First World War.

 

He died August 28, 1959 in a Veterans Administration hospital in Chicago.[1] He was buried in Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Sava cemetery in Libertyville, Illinois.[2] He is praised with the highest honors and he is an inspiration to all.

 

 

 

Medal of Honor citation

 

Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company H, 131st Infantry, 33d Division. Place and date: At Chippilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Born: July 13, 1887, Prizren, Kosovo. G.O. No.: 44, W.D., 1919.

 

Citation:

 

At a critical point in the action, when all the officers with his platoon had become casualties, Corporal. Allex took command of the platoon and led it forward until the advance was stopped by fire from a machinegun nest. He then advanced alone for about 30 yards in the face of intense fire and attacked the nest. With his bayonet he killed 5 of the enemy, and when it was broken, used the butt of his rifle, capturing 15 prisoners.

 

 

[CoronaCola]

Героический солдат в американской армии! А теперь самое интересное - я наткнулся на вот такое фото героя, на котором он в добавок к американским наградам насит сербские награды, но не просто рядовые знаки, а самые чт ни есть геройские награды:

- Звезда Караджорджа для низших чинов,

- Медал за Храбрость Обилича,

- памятные военные сербские медали.

 

Также награжден французскими боевыми наградами - с ними понятно, так как воевал во Франции в составе американской армии.

 

Каким образом и когда ему удалось заслужить сербские награды? Пытался найти информацию о нем - ничего нет в сети.

Изменено 6 октября, 2012 пользователем CoronaCola

[CoronaCola]

Могила героя. Ко всему он ещё был масоном. Человек-загадка.

[CoronaCola]

Andjelko "Big Jake Alex" Mandusich is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and was one of the greatest Serbian-American heroes of World War I.

 

He was born on July 13th, 1887 at Sar Planina, Serbia. In 1905, at the age of 18, he immigrated to America.

 

When the US entered World War I, Mandusich immediately enrolled himself in the Army. During the battle in Amiens region in France in August of 1918, Jake, now a corporal, advanced his men at Chipilly Ridge; there were many casualties and in the heat of the battle Alex realized that all officers had been hit and that he was now the leader of his platoon. His men were pinned down by machine gunfire from a German nest thirty yards away. Under intense fire Manudsich made his way to the nest alone; he pulled out his bayonet and attacked. He killed five Germans outright but then his bayonet snapped. He used the barrel of his bayonet as a club and subdued fifteen more enemy soldiers. When the rest of the platoon arrived Alex was immediately recognized as a hero and nicknamed "Big Jake". For his amazing bravery Big Jake was awarded the highest distinction given to a United States soldier, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

 

He also received numerous medals from different countries: U.S. Distinguished Service Cross/Victory Medal with Four Bars, France's Medaille Militaire and Croise de Guerre with Palms, Yugoslav's Gold Karageorge Star with Cross Sabers, Great Britain Distinguished Conduct Medal, Italy' Merito Guerre, and others.

 

 

 

Последний параграф особо интересен, герой вернулся в Югославию и служил в охране Царя Александра!!! Похоже что именно в тот период он получил сербские награды:

 

Following the end of the War and his discharge from the U.S. Army, Big Jake returned to Yugoslavia and spent several years in King Alexander's Royal Guard.

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[teoretik]

У него ещё и итальянский Военный Крест!

[CoronaCola]

QUOTE (teoretik @ Oct 6 2012, 05:35 PM)

У него ещё и итальянский Военный Крест!

И ещё английская медаль!

[bolgarin]

Уникальный человек и бесподобный комплект наград!