Everett Hampton
WWII | L Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, 4th Division
Everett Hampton's unit lost nine officers in nine days on Iwo Jima. The 2nd Lieutenant was the only officer left so he was made company commander. His first task was to take a hill which he did but the Marines were forced to withdraw and that hill would be taken seven times before it was secure. Wounded by shrapnel, he had to evacuate. (3:47)