Nicholas Minue

Nicholas Minue
Born	March 13, 1905(1905-03-13) Sedden, Poland
Died	April 28, 1943(1943-04-28) (aged 38) Medjez El Bab, Tunisia
Place of burial	North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunisia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment 1st Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Medal of Honor

Nicholas Minue (March 13, 1905 – April 28, 1943) received the Medal of Honor for military service on behalf of the United States of America in World War II. He received this recognition for charging a group of German soldiers that had a machine-gun position near Medjez El Bab, Tunisia. He died during the charge.

Biography

Born in Sedden, Poland, on March 13, 1905, he enlisted in the United States Army in Carteret, New Jersey. He served in Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment 1st Armored Division.

He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia.^[1] His grave can be found in Section E, Line 8. Grave 4.^[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company A, 6th Armored Infantry, 1st Armored Division. Place and date: Near MedjezelBab, Tunisia, April 28, 1943. Entered service at: Carteret, N.J. Birth: Sedden, Poland. G.O. No.: 24, March 25, 1944.

Citation:

For distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the loss of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on 28 April 1943, in the vicinity of MedjezelBab, Tunisia. When the advance of the assault elements of Company A was held up by flanking fire from an enemy machinegun nest, Pvt. Minue voluntarily, alone, and unhesitatingly, with complete disregard of his own welfare, charged the enemy entrenched position with fixed bayonet. Pvt. Minue assaulted the enemy under a withering machinegun and rifle fire, killing approximately 10 enemy machinegunners and riflemen. After completely destroying this position, Pvt. Minue continued forward, routing enemy riflemen from dugout positions until he was fatally wounded. The courage, fearlessness and aggressiveness displayed by Pvt. Minue in the face of inevitable death was unquestionably the factor that gave his company the offensive spirit that was necessary for advancing and driving the enemy from the entire sector.^[2]

Namesakes

In the 1980s a car ferry in New York was named after Minue. This ferry appeared in the TV murder mystery Mike Hammer in the episode "More Than Murder" (IMDB). A public elementary school is named in his honor on Post Boulevard in Carteret, New Jersey. One of the main roads on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, in Tikrit, Iraq, is named in his honor. On Fort Bliss, Texas, home of the 1st Armored Division, there is a street named for him in the division area. Post 7 of Ukrainian American Veterans in New York City is named after Minue.

See also

	United States Army portal
	World War II portal
	Biography portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nicholas Minue". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8887582. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
2. ^ ""MINUE, NICHOLAS" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: World War II (M-S). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• "Nicholas Minue". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8887582. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 

• ""MINUE, NICHOLAS" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: World War II (M-S). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 

• "Nicholas Minue". Hall of Valor. Military Times. http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2455. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Minue, Nicholas
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	March 13, 1905
Place of birth	Sedden, Poland
Date of death	April 28, 1943
Place of death	Medjez El Bab, Tunisia