Meet the Mechanic Falls Native Who Led the Last Bayonet Charge in U.S. Army History

The Mechanic Falls native who led the last bayonet charge in U.S. Army history

Lewis Millett was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Feb. 7, 1951, in the Korean War.

Meet the Mechanic Falls native who led the last bayonet charge in U.S. Army history

Lewis Millett was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Feb. 7, 1951, in the Korean War.

The Army called him a handicap. History calls him a hero.

You’ve probably never heard of Phil Larimore — a teenage hero of World War II whose story sounds too improbable to be true. But behind the unbelievable details stands a real young man with the leadership of Dick Winters (“Band of Brothers”), the resilience of Louis Zamperini (“Unbroken”), and the courage of Desmond Doss (“Hacksaw Ridge”).Born in 1925, Philip B. Larimore Jr. excelled at outdoor pursuits — hiking, camping, horsemanship, sharpshoot…