David Waybur, an Army lieutenant, received the Medal of Honor for actions this day while fighting off three Italian tanks in the course of relieving a group of cut off Rangers.  He was wounded, but stayed in the fight, killing the crew of one enemy tank personally with his Thompson submachine gun, and then leading the rest of his men in holding off the other tanks all night long. Honor and remember him!

Waybur returned to the United States for a war bond tour after earning his leadership on this day, and then returned to the European theater. Sadly, Waybur was killed in action in on March 28, 1945, nearly two years after earning the Medal of Honor.