World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Corporal in Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division in the invasion at Southern Okinawa. In the Ryukyu Chain on May 14, 1945, he was the leader of a machine gun squad engaged in an assault against a heavily fortified Japanese hill. That evening his Company's left flank was pinned down by a barrage of mortar and machine gun fire. Seeing the two guns responsible for the damage, he rushed across an open area, heaving hand grenades as he ran. Wounded before he reached the first gun, he continued his one-man assault and destroyed the position. Without stopping, he pushed forward, attacking the second gun with grenades, and demolished it. He was last seen falling from the deadly fire of the Japanese snipers. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on June 14, 1946 and it is accredited to the state of Minnesota. His citation reads, "The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Corporal Louis James Hauge, Jr. (MCSN: 819693), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as leader of a machinegun squad serving with Company C, First Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Chain on 14 May 1945. Alert and aggressive during a determined assault against a strongly fortified Japanese hill position, Corporal Hauge boldly took the initiative when his company's left flank was pinned down under a heavy machinegun and mortar barrage with resultant severe casualties and, quickly locating the two machineguns which were delivering the uninterrupted stream of enfilade fire, ordered his squad to maintain a covering barrage as he rushed across an exposed area toward the furiously blazing enemy weapons. Although painfully wounded as he charged the first machine gun, he launched a vigorous single-handed grenade attack, destroyed the entire hostile gun position and moved relentlessly forward toward the other emplacement despite his wounds and the increasingly heavy Japanese fire. Undaunted by the savage opposition, he again hurled his deadly grenades with unerring aim and succeeded in demolishing the second enemy gun before he fell under the slashing fury of Japanese sniper fire. By his ready grasp of the critical situation and his heroic one man assault tactics, Corporal Hauge had eliminated two strategically placed enemy weapons, thereby releasing the besieged troops from an overwhelming volume of hostile fire and enabling his company to advance. His indomitable fighting spirit and decisive valor in the face of almost certain death reflect the highest credit upon Corporal Hauge and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country."

His name is included on a Monument in Okinawa, Japan. For that record "Click Here". There is an additional Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii. For that record "Click Here"

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