THE TERRIBLE STORY OF JESSE RAY DROWLEY OF ST. CHARLES, A STAFF SERGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY JE MUST BE HONORED.

 Jesse Ray Drowley of St. Charles, Michigan, Pennsylvania, a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on January 30, 1944, on Bougainville, Solomon Islands.

Drowley joined the Army from Spokane, Washington, and by January 30, 1944 was serving as a staff sergeant in Company B, 1st Battalion, 132nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. 

On January 30, 1944, on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, he discovered an enemy bunker which was firing on attacking American troops. He ran across open terrain to reach a friendly tank, climbed on board, and single-handedly led them towards the bunker. He was wounded twice while on the tank but refused medical attention until the bunker was destroyed.

For his actions on January 30, 1944, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Drowley died at age 76 and was buried in Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington.

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Lloyd Cortez Hawks of Becker, Minnesota, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on January 30, 1944, near Carano, Italy.

Hawks joined the Army in 1942 and by January 30, 1944 was serving as a private first class in the Medical Detachment of the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. On January 30, 1944, near, Carano, Italy, he crawled through intense enemy fire to aid two wounded men. He dragged one man to safety but was severely wounded after rescuing the second. 

For his actions on January 30, 1944, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Hawks remained in the Army after World War II, and later served in the Korean War, reaching the rank of sergeant first class. He died at the age of 42 of a heart attack and in buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Park Rapids, Minnesota.

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