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James Richard Hendrix, born August 20, 1925, in Lepanto, Arkansas, was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who served in the 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion, Fourth Armored Division as part of General Patton's Third Army

At age 19 on December 26, 1944, near Assenois, Belgium, Hendrix voluntarily left his vehicle multiple times under intense machine-gun fire to evacuate wounded soldiers, silenced two enemy machine guns, and rescued a soldier from a burning half-track while braving sniper fire and exploding ammunition

President Harry S. Truman presented Hendrix with the Medal of Honor at the White House on August 23, 1945, for "superb courage and heroism"

Hendrix continued military service as a paratrooper, served in the Korean War, and retired in 1965 at the rank of master sergeant; he died November 14, 2002, in Florida

The Arkansas House of Representatives formally recognizes Hendrix for bringing honor to himself, his family, and the State of Arkansas