David M. Gonzalez

Pfc., U.S. Army

There was no hesitation in Pfc. Gonzales’ during the Battle of Luzon on April 25, 1945. When his company was pinned down by a 500-pound bomb that buried five men, he fire crawled 15 yards to join his commanding officer and dig them out. Despite the officer being killed, he continued to dig with his hands and an entrenching tool until. Having liberated three men from the rock and sand, he was hit and mortally wounded. Pfc. Gonzales' valiant and intrepid conduct exemplifies the highest traditions of military service..