 Complete the following phrase:  Sweeney was awarded the Military Cross MC for rescuing a wounded corporal of his platoon on 7 June 1944 while under heavy fire near Escoville. Sweeney was wounded during the Battle of Normandy in July 1944 and was evacuated to England. He rejoined the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry the 52nd in October 1944. He served in the 