On the right side of the entry to the castle.

The plaque, created by Jos Bex, honors Medal of Honor recipient Technical Sergeant Clinton Hedrick of the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division.

Technical Sergeant Clinton M. Hedrick (1 May 1918 - 28 March 1945) was a U.S. Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during World War II.

Clinton M. Hedrick was born on 1 May 1918 in Cherry Grove, WV. He joined the Army from Riverton, WV. On 27 March 1945, he was serving as a Technical Sergeant in Company I, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. On that day and the next, near Lembeck, Germany, he repeatedly charged through heavy fire to attack German positions. He alone followed a group of German soldiers when they retreated into a castle. When the Germans indicated that they wished to surrender, Hedrick and four other men entered the castle, only to be fired upon by a German self-propelled gun. Hedrick was fatally wounded, but successfully covered the withdrawal of his men. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Source of photos: Jose Bex

TSGT CLINTON M. HEDRICK

MEDAL OF HONOR

28 MARCH 1945

17^TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, US ARMY

SCIONS OF THE 17TH AIRBORNE - 25 MARCH 2020