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| | Bayonet and Grenade Charge Company F, Second Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment September 15, 1951 Village of Mando, South Korea Company F, Second Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment September 15, 1951 “The damndest hand -to- hand grenade fight I’ve ever seen.” Colonel Thomas Gillis Commanding Officer 24th Infantry Regiment The Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the 9th & 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association is proud to memorialize heroic action by Company F, Second Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment that took place on September 15, 1951 during combat in the Korean War. Drawing upon information from U.S. Army after action reports provided by The Deuce Four Historian, Trooper Darrel Nash and Associated Press reporting, the combat was the last bayonet charge of the Korean War.  (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  Silver Star Sgt James E. Wilkins (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  Bronze Star Cpl Charlie Ranks (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  BronzeStar Pvt Earl E. Wilson (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  Bronze Star Pvt George Armstead (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)  Bronze Star PFC Robert S. Boyd (courtesy of Trooper Nash, Deuce Four Historian)   Return to Home Page |
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