High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Truman Kimbro (May 27, 1919-December 19, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration?the Medal of Honor?for his actions in World War II. Kimbro joined the Army from Houston, Texas, and by December 19, 1944 was serving as a technician fourth grade in Company C, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On that day, he was assigned to lead a squad in the mining of a crossroads near Rocherath, Belgium. Finding that the area was covered by enemy forces, he left his men in a protected position and went forward alone.