- SURNAME
Kincaid
- FORENAME
Fred Lee
- UNIT
504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
34609786
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Belgium 1945
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
home town Morganton, North Carolina
born 07.02.1924, Burke, North Carolina
father William James Kincaid (1903-1962)
1 year high school
civil occupation semiskilled general woodworking
employed by Morganton Furniture Factory, New Street, Morganton
single without dependents upon enlistment
resided Route #2, Morganton, North Carolina
30.06.1942 draft card Morganton, North Carolina
17.03.1943 entered service Camp Croft, South Carolina
01.1945 WIA
04.1945 discharged hospital
06.01.1946 discharged Fort Bragg, North Carolina
wife Mozelle (nee Reichard) Kincaid (1926-2019)
22.04.1993 died Morganton, North Carolina (Aged 69)
El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, North Carolina
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Fred L. Kincaid (ASN: 34609786), United States Army, for gallantry in action on 7 January 1945, near ****, Belgium. During an attack on a strongly defended enemy position, Private Kincaid, a rifleman in Company F, 2d Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, voluntarily exposed himself to intense close-range enemy fire to cross approximately 100 yards of terrain in order to retrieve badly needed machinegun ammunition from a dead ammunition bearer. Early in this attempt, he was painfully wounded but continued on despite his wound until his mission had been completed. He then unhesitatingly returned in the face of the same fire to get a wounded man to a place of safety. This was successfully achieved with the aid of two other men. The heroic and unselfish actions of Private Kincaid were in keeping with the high traditions of the Airborne Forces of the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
• https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/90977FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91987991/fred-lee-kincaid
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