{"id":60169,"date":"2015-06-03T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=60169"},"modified":"2015-06-02T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T19:12:04","slug":"derrick-jackson-boy-scout-rescues-medal-of-honor-hero-from-obscurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=60169","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Jackson; boy scout rescues Medal of Honor hero from obscurity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chester<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Parachutecutie sends us a link<\/a> to the story about Derrick Jackson, a boy scout in Mason County, West Virginia who had seen on a television program the degraded state of a cemetery near his home that was the final resting place of World War One hero, Chester Howard West. West was a First Sergeant in Company D, 363d Infantry, 91st Division at Bois-de-Cheppy, France on September 26, 1918 when he earned his Medal of Honor;<\/p>\n

While making his way through a thick fog with his automatic rifle section, his advance was halted by direct and unusual machinegun fire from 2 guns. Without aid, he at once dashed through the fire and, attacking the nest, killed 2 of the gunners, 1 of whom was an officer. This prompt and decisive hand-to-hand encounter on his part enabled his company to advance farther without the loss of a man.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

West survived the war only to be murdered in his home by his landlord while West was working as a tenant farmer. He was buried in his wife’s family plot. Through the years, the cemetery became overgrown and virtually forgotten by locals. Until Derrick Johnson decided to make West’s recovery a Boy Scout project. <\/p>\n

You should read the whole story of the recovery effort at the link above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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