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Bryant Homer Womack incorrectly records his middle initial as "E". (May 12, 1931March 12, 1952) was a
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soldier during the
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. He
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received the
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for his actions on March 12, 1952.
Womack Army Medical Center Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) is a United States Army-run military hospital that is located on Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina. The facility is named for Medal of Honor recipient Bryant H. Womack. It contains 138 beds, with a ...
,
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
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. 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 1950Service Profile
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private first class Private first class (french: Soldat de 1 classe; es, Soldado de primera) is a military rank held by junior enlisted personnel in a number of armed forces. French speaking countries In France and other French speaking countries, the rank (; ) ...
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,
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, 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

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List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients This list represents all of the 146 United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat during the Korean War. 103 Medals of Honor were awarded Posthumously awarded, posthumously. The Korean War was an escalation ...
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Womack Army Medical Center Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) is a United States Army-run military hospital that is located on Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina. The facility is named for Medal of Honor recipient Bryant H. Womack. It contains 138 beds, with a ...
- Named after Private Womack in 1958.


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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