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Bryant Homer Womack incorrectly records his middle initial as "E". (May 12, 1931March 12, 1952) was a United States Army soldier during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 12, 1952. Womack Army Medical Center,
Service Profile
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Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with around 54,000 military personnel. The military reservation is located within Cum ...
, North Carolina, is named for him.
Early life and education
Womack was born and raised in Mill Spring, in Polk County, North Carolina. He was the son of George and Julie Womack and had three brothers and one sister. He grew up working as a farm laborer and picked peaches during the summer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding bicycles.Career
Womack was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950/ref> and sent to Korea as a
private first class
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with the Medical Company of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. During a firefight on March 12, 1952, near Soksa-ri, his unit began taking heavy casualties. Womack exposed himself to enemy fire in order to treat wounded soldiers. When he was himself wounded, he refused medical treatment and continued to give aid to others. He was the last soldier to withdraw from the engagement and died of his injuries soon after. He was officially issued the Medal of Honor the next year, on January 12, 1953.
Aged 20 at his death, Womack was buried at Lebanon Methodist Church in his hometown of Mill Spring.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Place and date: Near Sokso-ri, Korea, March 12, 1952 Entered service at: Mill Springs, N.C. Birth: Mill Springs, North Carolina G.O. No.: 5, January 12, 1953 Citation:
See also
* List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients * Womack Army Medical Center - Named after Private Womack in 1958.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Womack, Bryant E. 1931 births 1952 deaths United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American military personnel killed in the Korean War People from Polk County, North Carolina Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor Combat medics United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of the Korean War