A British man has launched a petition to allow a black South African hero from World War II to finally – and posthumously – be awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross (VC) he so deserved. Job Maseko became a war hero when he used a home-made bomb to blow up a Nazi ship. Instead he was given the lesser Military Medal for his “ingenuity, determination and complete disregard of personal safety” for sinking a German ship in North Africa’s Tobruk harbour in 1942. He then enlisted three fellow prisoners to distract the guards while he sneaked deep into the German ship, and placed the bomb… thus risking his own life. As soon as we have a link to the petition for Job, a truly brave South African hero, to receive a Victoria Cross medal, we will update this article.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 09, 2021 09:07 UTC