- SURNAME
Fedorak
- FORENAME
Michael P.
- UNIT
2 Raider Bn (Company A)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
289671
- AWARD
Navy Cross
- PLACE
Guadalcanal 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
resided Jackson, Mississippi (29 years)
wife Mrs Betty Fedorak
son Michael P. Fedorak Jr (1945-2005)
daughter Mrs Sue Coleman
died 28.06.1987 (Aged 67)
buried Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Mississippi
CITATION:
Navy Cross : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private First Class Michael P. Fedorak (MCSN: 289671), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company A, FIRST Marine Raider Battalion in action against enemy Japanese forces near the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 8 October 8 - 9, 1942. When hostile forces attacked the position of his company along the mouth of the Matanikau River, Private First Class Fedorak, with cool courage and utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a light machine gun by himself, reversed the gun's position and engaged the enemy until his weapon jammed. Having halted the first assault and killed approximately fifteen Japanese, he calmly removed the back plate from his gun and withdrew. His gallant devotion to duty contributed materially to our cause and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
https://marineraiderassociation.org/fedorak-michael-p/https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/7774
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223626203/michael-p-fedorak
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