congressional m edal oF honor dedication
Liberty Civic Auditorium 314W.M ain Street,Liberty,SC 29657 June 6,2015 10: 00am
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Place and date: Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam, 2 May 1968. Entered service at: McRae, Ga. Birth: 12 January 1940, Towns, Telfair County, Ga. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer, Company E, in action LIVINGSTON, JAMES E. against enemy forces. Company E launched a determined assault on the heavily fortified village of Dai Do, which had been seized by the enemy on the preceding evening isolating a marine company from the remainder of the battalion. Skillfully employing screening agents, Capt. Livingston maneuvered his men to assault positions across 500 meters of dangerous open rice paddy while under intense enemy fire. Ignoring hostile rounds impacting near him, he fearlessly led his men in a savage assault against enemy emplacements within the village. While adjusting supporting arms fire, Capt. Livingston moved to the points of heaviest resistance, shouting words of encouragement to his marines, directing their fire, and spurring the dwindling momentum of the attack on repeated occasions. Although twice painfully wounded by grenade fragments, he refused medical treatment and courageously led his men in the destruction of over 100 mutually supporting bunkers, driving the remaining enemy from their positions, and relieving the pressure on the stranded marine company. As the 2 companies consolidated positions and evacuated casualties, a third company passed through the friendly lines launching an assault on the adjacent village of Dinh To, only to be halted by a furious counterattack of an enemy battalion. Swiftly assessing the situation and disregarding the heavy volume of enemy fire, Capt. Livingston boldly maneuvered the remaining effective men of his company forward, joined forces with the heavily engaged marines, and halted the enemy's counterattack. Wounded a third time and unable to walk, he steadfastly remained in the dangerously exposed area, deploying his men to more tenable positions and supervising the evacuation of casualties. Only when assured of the safety of his men did he allow himself to be evacuated. Capt. Livingston's gallant actions uphold the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. N aval Service.
Congressional Medal of Honor Dedication Liberty Civic Auditorium 314 W. Main Street, Liberty, SC 29657 10:00 am Schedule of Events Welcome Pickens County Council chairman Jennifer h. willis Invocation Chaplain (Colonel) Brad Fipps, US ARMY Posting of Colors 171st Infantry Brigade Color Guard, Ft. Jackson National Anthem Amy Evans Pledge of Allegiance Boy Scouts of America Troop #51 Recognition of Family Members of Honorees Pickens CountY CounciL VICE CHAIRMAN Trey Whitehurst Speaker Major General James E. Livingston, usmc (ret) Showing of “The Life of Four Heroes” Videos Furman L Smith – World War II William A. McWhorter – World War II Charles H. Barker – Korean Conflict James D. Howe – Vietnam War Brass Quintet 282nd Army Band, Ft Jackson Closing Pickens CountY CounciL VICE CHAIRMAN Trey Whitehurst
William Alexander McWhorter Magistrates Office 310 W. Main Street, Liberty, SC 29647 10:30 AM William McWhorter served in World War II. Army Military vehicles from that time period are part of this ceremony. A 1942 Dodge WC55 Gun Truck and a 1943 Ford GPW jeep, both supplied by Military History Club of Carolinas member and owner Alan Morehead of Westminster. Welcome Pickens County Councilman G. Neil Smith Invocation Chaplain Bobby Atkinson, American Legion Post 67, Liberty, SC Posting of Colors Major Ben Ivey, usa (ret), commander liberty high school jrotc Liberty High School JROTC color guard Reading of Citation Pickens County Councilman G. Neil Smith Laying of Wreath Frank Cantrell, Commander, American Legion Post 67 Liberty High School JROTC 21 Gun Salute Carlton Patterson, District Commander Ronnie Ferrell, Commander Carl Swenson, Commander American Legion Post 120, Seneca, SC Honor Guard Randy Bryson Tom Carrol Tee Downes Ralph Goodine Doyle Morgan Gene Nicholson J. T. Sterling Sidney Sorrells Alan Johnson Bob King David Fields Taps Dell Jenson, American Legion Post 120, Seneca, SC Honor Guard
Furman Leon Smith Six Mile Fire Station 629 Mt. Olivet Rd, Six Mile, SC 29682 11:15 AM Furman Smith served in World War II. An Army Military vehicle from that time period is part of this ceremony. A 1941 Dodge WC22 Truck supplied by Military History Club of Carolinas member and owner Gerry Jones of Six Mile Schedule of Events Welcome Pickens County Councilman Trey Whitehurst Invocation Reverend Ray Longenecker, USAF (RET) Posting of Colors Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15 Pledge of Allegiance Boy Scouts of America Troop #134, Six Mile, SC Remarks from Daniel Taylor, nephew of Furman Smith Reading of Citation Pickens County Councilman Trey Whitehurst Laying of Wreath Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15 Six Mile Fire Department 21 Gun Salute American Legion Post 124, Walhalla, SC Taps American Legion Post 124, Walhalla, SC
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Charles Hayward Barker Pickens Rural Fire Station #1 756 Concord Church Road, Pickens, SC 29671 11:45 AM Additional Parking is available during this event at Concord Baptist Church, 723 Concord Church Road, Pickens, SC 29671. Antioch Baptist Church will provide shuttle service to and from parking lot and fire station. Charles Barker served in the Korean Conflict. An Army Military vehicle from that time period is part of this ceremony. A 1952 M38A1 jeep supplied by Military History Club of Carolinas member and owner Martin Isetts of Spartanburg Schedule of Events Welcome Pickens County Councilman Randy Crenshaw Invocation and Posting of Colors Chaplain Gary Parsons American Legion Post 11 Reading of Citation Pickens County Councilman Randy Crenshaw Laying of Wreath Ken Keith Billy Gibson 21 Gun Salute Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Taps Robert welch
James Donnie Howe Liberty Fire Station #2 110 Rice’s Creek Rd, Liberty, SC 29657 12:15 PM Additional Parking is available during this event at Rice’s Creek Baptist Church, 500 Rice’s Creek Church Rd, Liberty, SC 29657. Rice’s Creek Baptist Church will provide shuttle service to and from parking lot and fire station. James Howe served in the Vietnam War. A Marine Corps Military vehicle from that time period is part of this ceremony. A 1970 Ford M151A2 jeep supplied by Military History Club of Carolinas member and owner Chuck Shook of Spartanburg Schedule of Events Welcome Pickens County Councilman Robert Ensley Feemster, sr Invocation Chaplain Willis Misner Marine Corps League Detachment 1145 Posting of Colors First Sargent Ed Schumacher Honor Guard Reading of Citation Pickens County Councilman Robert Ensley Feemster, sr Laying of Wreath Sammy Little Marine Corps League Detachment 1145 21 Gun Salute Harry DeWick Marine Corps League Detachment 1145 Taps Craig Bayliff Marine Corps League Detachment 1145