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SFC Randall Shughart

 
 
SFC Randall Shughart Monument at Cumberland County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten
1. SFC Randall Shughart Monument at Cumberland County Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

Medal of Honor
SFC Randall Shughart

U.S. Army Special Forces Sniper
Newville, PA
Cumberland County
1958 - 1993
Sergeant Shughart gave the
supreme sacrifice during a rescue
attempt of a downed helicoptor
pilot in Somolia
We proudly honor SFC Shughart
with this memorial
presented by V.F.W. Post 8851
Boiling Springs, PA 2005

 
Erected 2005 by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8851.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
 
Location. 40° 8.991′ N, 77° 7.7′ W. Marker is near Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in South Middleton Township. Memorial is at the intersection of East 1st Street and Front Street, on the right when traveling east on East 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 E 1st St, Boiling Springs PA 17007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cumberland County Veterans Memorial Clock Tower (a few steps from this marker); The Lake at Boiling Springs (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Appalachian National Scenic Trail (about 400 feet
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away); Daniel Kaufman (about 700 feet away); Carlisle Iron Works (approx. ¼ mile away); Ege Burial Plot (approx. ¼ mile away); South Middleton Township (approx. ¼ mile away); The Benches at Boiling Springs (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boiling Springs.
 
Regarding SFC Randall Shughart. Somolia mentioned, should apparently be Somalia.
 
Also see . . .  American Valor: Randall Shughart. (Submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
SFC Randall Shughart Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2018
2. SFC Randall Shughart Marker
Cumberland County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten
3. Cumberland County Veterans Memorial
Cumberland County Veterans Memorial Clock Tower and Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. Cumberland County Veterans Memorial Clock Tower and Park
SFC Randall Shughart Grave Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 2, 2000
5. SFC Randall Shughart Grave Marker
He is buried in Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle, PA in the Garden of Benediction Section, Lot 230. The grave GPS is N40.2042 W77.2264. He was killed in action. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:*Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart
• Organization: U.S. Army
• Place and Date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia
Citation: Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sergeant First Class Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site. Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site. After their third request to be inserted, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader were inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Sergeant First Class Shughart pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Sergeant First Class Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. Sergeant First Class Shughart continued his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot's life. Sergeant First Class Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   4. submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   5. submitted on July 17, 2018, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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