Many of the game sequences are taken from WWII war films, lending an air of authenticity to the game. The final battle takes place on the beaches of Normandy, with the D-Day landings. Having met SAS operative Major Grillo, the pair embark on dangerous secret missions in theatres of war as diverse as Algiers and Norway. In Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the player plays the part of Lieutenant Mike Powell of the US Army Rangers. This action game brings the battles of WWII alive as never before. The threat that hung over Europe in the 1940s remains evocative to this day facing seemingly overwhelming odds, an Allied victory was secured by countless acts of heroism. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is the benchmark by which first-person shooters are measured. ISBN 0-7864-1355-7.Softonic review WWII first-person shooter recreates famous wartime battles Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. African American recipients of the Medal of Honor: a biographical dictionary, Civil War through Vietnam War. ↑ Bruce Anderson (Medal of Honor) at Find a Grave Retrieved on.United States Army Center of Military History. American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L). ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Medal of Honor recipients".Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading. Born: Mexico, Oswego County, N.Y., June 9, 1845. Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., January 15, 1865. Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 142d New York Infantry. Peter's Hospital in Albany, New York, and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Amsterdam. Īnderson lived for a time in Illinois, but eventually returned to New York and settled there in the city of Amsterdam. Anderson, Merrill, and Chapin were each issued the Medal of Honor on DecemHotchkiss' recommendation was overlooked a second time, and he was never decorated. Hotchkiss, were found to be still alive and were, along with Anderson, again recommended for the medal. At Anderson's prompting, the Adjutant General of the Army launched an investigation which uncovered General Ames' letter of recommendation and sought out the other men of the group. Neahr, had successfully petitioned for the award decades earlier. One of the other soldiers in the palisade-cutting group, Private Zachariah C. įorty-nine years after the end of the war, in 1914, Anderson hired a lawyer in an effort to receive the Medal of Honor. General Adelbert Ames recommended all thirteen men for the Medal of Honor, but his report was misplaced and the medals not issued. Despite intense fire from the Confederate defenders, Anderson and the others were successful in destroying the obstacle. He and twelve other men answered a call for volunteers to advance ahead of the main attack and cut down the palisade which blocked their path. On January 15, 1865, Anderson participated in the Union's second attack on Fort Fisher in North Carolina. He enlisted for service in the military from Schenectady on Augas a private into Company K of the 142nd New York Infantry. Anderson hired an attorney to get the Medal and he and 2 other soldiers received it in 1914.Īnderson was born Jin Mexico (town), New York but by the beginning of the Civil War was working as a farmer in New York. After completing the mission and destroying the palasade, Anderson and twelve others were recommended for the Medal of Honor but the paperwork was lost. ]īruce Anderson (J– August 22, 1922) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.Īfter working as a farmer in New York Anderson joined the military to fight in the Civil War and volunteered with a group of other soldiers to elminate a palisade that was blocking the advance of his unit. For other people named Bruce Anderson, see Bruce Anderson (disambiguation).