Medal of Honor
1944-10-04
Mt. Battaglia, Italy
- Rank at action
- Staff Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- Company B, 350th Infantry, 88th Infantry Division
- Presentation date
- March 18, 2014
The Citation
Sources ↓Then-Staff Sgt. Manuel Mendoza is being recognized for his actions on Oct. 4, 1944, in Mt. Battaglia, Italy, where he is credited with single-handedly breaking up a German counterattack.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Manuel V Mendoza — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002948
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Phoenix, AZ
- Accredited to
- Arizona
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 70877284b7e056b39c82b299cf73f93670f1438b001b9b6fa929676193f090a1
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.