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Lewis Lee Millett Sr. (December 15, 1920 – November 14, 2009) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge. He enlisted in the U.S. National Guard while still in high school and then in 1940 joined the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Lewis Lee "red" Millett. Details. Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Colonel) Conflict/Era: Korean War. Unit/Command: Company E, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: February 7, 1951. Medal of Honor Action Place: vicinity of Hill 180, Soam-Ni, Korea. Citation.
Mar 6, 2023 · During the fierce fight, Millett stabbed two enemy soldiers with his bayonet, threw a bunch of grenades, then clubbed and bayonetted his way through more enemy fighters as he urged his men...
Nov 18, 2009 · Colonel Lewis Lee Millett is a combat-decorated veteran of three wars: World War II, Korea and Vietnam. On February 7, 1951, then Captain Millett earned the Medal of Honor for leading two platoons in a desperate and savage bayonet charge to the top of a windswept, fortified Chinese-held hill in Korea. He made five combat paratroop jumps in his ...
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Jun 12, 2006 · Military History: Interview with Colonel Lewis L. Millett. In the course of his 35-year military career, Lewis L. Millett received the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, three Bronze Stars, four Purple Hearts, three Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal and numerous foreign awards -- until ...
Feb 8, 2013 · Millett’s Bayonet Attack featured on the Last 100 Yards exhibit at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. This week is the anniversary of Captain Lewis Millett’s Bayonet Attack during the Korean War. On February 7, 1951, Millett led his Soldiers from Easy Company, 2D Battalion, 27 th Infantry Regiment, 25 th Infantry Division atop ...
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Nov 19, 2009 · Nov. 18, 2009. Col. Lewis L. Millett, an Army veteran of three wars who received the Medal of Honor for leading a rare bayonet charge up a hill in Korea, died Saturday in Loma Linda, Calif. He...
