Remembering Master Sgt. Wiburn K. Ross

Master Sgt. Wilburn K. Ross was awarded the Medal of Honor in April 1945 for his heroic action during the Allied invasion of Southern France in 1944. Master Sgt. Ross held off a German assault with a machine gun after his comrades had run out of ammunition. After eight assaults he killed at least 40 of the enemy before they withdrew, saving the remnants of his company form destruction. He is a hero in his native state of Kentucky and in his adopted state of Washington.