The official account of Second Lieutenant Upham's gallantry covers a period of more than eight days. Commanding a platoon in an attack on Maleme on May 22, Second Lieutenant Upham fought his Way forward over 3,000 yards unsupported by other arms and against a defence strongly organized in depth. Thtee times sections of his platoon were temporarily held up by enemy, posts, On each oe casion, Second Lieutenant himself dealt with machine-gunners with his pistol and grenades.
His exploits included carrying a wounded man under fire, -going through enemy territory to bring in a company which had become isolated, remaining on duty in an exposed position under fire although painfully wounded, forcing back a German advance with 40 enemy dead, shamming dead in order to kill two Germans though having the use of only one erin, foiling an onery advance down a ravine and, by using clever tactics, killing 22 of the enemy at a range of "He showed superb coolness, great skill and dash and complete disregard fis conduct and leader-going out alone or with one or two men and destroying snipers.—Reuter.
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