Truman Kimbro

Kimbro was the squad's scout, and the job that killed him was small and exact. On December 19, 1944, his squad of the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion was told to mine a crossroads near Rocherath, Belgium, as American units pulled back. A tank and at least twenty infantry held it. After three failed approaches, he left the squad under cover and crawled forward alone with mines, wounded, and laid them across the road before enemy fire killed him. The mines delayed German armor and protected the withdrawing columns. He received the Medal of Honor in May 1945.

What the plaque says

Truman Kimbro (1918-1944) Madison County native Truman Kimbro was born in Cottonwood (6 mi. W), and attended school in nearby Center. Drafted into the army in December 1941, he arrived in Europe in October 1943 with the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was among the allied forces that landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. Killed in December 1944 while placing anti-tank mines before advancing German troops, Kimbro was post-humously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is buried in the U. S. Military Cemetery near Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. (1994)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Fort Boggy State Park — 17 mi
  A 1,847-acre park in Leon County named for a settlers' palisade of 1840, with a 15-acre lake, short trails and the story of Tennessee farmers, the Keechi and a Ranger captain.
• George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum — 36 mi
  The library of the forty-first president on the Texas A&M campus, opened in 1997, where George and Barbara Bush and their daughter Robin are buried in a family plot on the grounds.

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