Laverne Parrish (1918-1945) was a US Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor – for his actions in World War II taken on 18 January 1945. Six days later near San Manuel he again braved hostile fire to tend to the wounded carrying five men to safety and treating dozens more before being mortally wounded himself. Citation: He was medical aidman with Company C during the fighting in Binalonan Luzon Philippine Islands. On the 18th he observed 2 wounded men under enemy fire and immediately went to their rescue. After moving 1 to cover he crossed 25 yards of open ground to administer aid to the second. In the early hours of the 24th his company crossing an open field near San Manuel encountered intense enemy fire and was ordered to withdraw to the cover of a ditch. While treating the casualties Technician Parrish observed 2 wounded still in the field. Without hesitation he left the ditch crawled forward under enemy fire and in 2 successive trips brought both men to safety.
