Official Extract

No. 221
WWII HQ 45th INF DIV
General Orders
No. 27-301-388-412-415
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J.WI'.rd • Poethuml.l6. of Silver star :.add • • •

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"",ral" • Po,thIODU: . :II' Seldler ' . ggd&l • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • IV
,..,,; or SJldil! r' " !leda! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • v

I _ Aii.!illl , P<lSTHU~:JU:; . OF :lILi'E" 3'r.AR l.liDAL .

1.hlier tho prO\'hl"na of Amy liIIc:ulatlona 6 45 , alS .~ncl.d . .. Sil"er Star

IIDdal h pO.!lt..'l=ely awarded to t~1t roll~ln, 10Il1'.1d ... 1.1"

C!lAI1..>5 D. 4F....n::tr:'ll. • •In, ~9619 . Pri- ate First mau , Ccapany B •

.... .Inf.ntr'/ Ber:l._nt . tor r .. ll!Wtr~- in actiOIl nea r ........ . • ·Siclly •
.... July 19-0;3 . b t.""fllea of h'!lllvy fire 1'r?oD an athckine KIlr~ VI tank lUId.
acc0=l!tJ'Iy11"1' infllntry , Privat" Firat ClAu !rrl.n....-ton. llI'IeI Mother ~ldier .
armed only with rHh &",nMu , .rosti tram tt\l,lr position , tireJ point blanle
at thtl tank alld ~"(jl!(led.od. 1n drivinz thtl tlll'l'r .way . with the oublll'i"eDt result
ot the annihUat1QD of Ut. 'OQO=;"&Il:,r1n: e!lett' J:U'lritry . In the rortorr.ance
of thh collet .:lot , Prl'nte 'lrdt 0:1a<l' Arrlnr;ton wr.s =rtally w'l'oUt1od . The
coura&" Ul.lS unni.neh!n,,: .pl r h; diqlle)'ed i1'! Pri".te First Cll\iU .l.rrill'!tcm
rofloet. t.~, hl~"'st traditt'lDII 01' tho 1::U~ta". _n'ice , Enterod nilitary
sorv100 rr~ Corlnt.~ . Viro..n1l1 . Next ot k'Uo l Ch:.rloo D• .lrrlnr;t.m (po.tho r ) ,
104 ChOltnut 3tl'llot , \lrl!;1nia •
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LLOYD J . ~X 04093:(; , C4;l te..in , .-. L~fllltrJ ~Jjl.lllOnt , for t;alu.ntry 1n
l1(jtlon rln •• J\lly l'J'~ 1>G .. r ..... , S1olly . Eno~ tor<l08 oo~o_d of infantry
lind '\lPOXlrt\.ne; t:mb ):.\IIloht;1 a IIt ront: r nnck 1n tho r:'lrll!l defended by CO::!p&ny
I . Cap .. ft1n 50,; -.hile undolr rit'h . =c:,il\O fUll . t.nd 81b!! ~'flnl , ~rllone.ll,.
cOfldul)tod th. 'lM:ce,c.tul 4of,nlO of hh e=:>"n.Y'1I po.it1?n . CllId i..-o.llately
lilWleh"d ,,\ie;or oull COw;.to:-_A .tA"'):: oaul1~ t!\o :tnf.::w' to withdraw in oontu::ion
rlth [..rBt..t lou in p..reuan...l 'w:d t:.iIlYIJ . n. dew:rlllination . r-rlOY8I"MQe . Mel
C\. ,I"'uhe lell.tienb11' of C.ptain l'o,; ... t o.n InIJP1rine; l',;~lo tCi hie _n o
e'll1t:-io·..rtinr ..-.hrio,l1j 1n tho succua ot tho l1et10.'1 . Enterucl Military .eruioo
r.'PI! ....bllollf . '!'U.n • • Ni:;lI.t or kln = Lllry F. S.x (m.te) . 2041 North 32nd 3tr.lot,
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DON I. Y.J:xlfiJ 2~2!A90, Oorpor_l . eo..aro.u.v D, ..... lhrantry Rlirt.nt . for

!,U.ntry 1n :::tctLon on •• Jl'ly lsc.~ . aOHtl! of .. .. u .• Stelly . To enr:.ble r1tle-
IILD:JI1 blltt.ll1lln llrw to 'll;ttt.dr,"_ to 110"" ,uit..bl\. t.:. rr:11n . Corpornl J;,dCl'
dl1'l101lOd t,. rinJ of hh ~ehfru; &Im ''tIlaa -nilo uDler t."Io contilwal fiN or
'Ilrll\t IIOrtl1ra . o.rttller:-' . '!lid lIII1<:1h1na ~unIJ . III n hi! __ wllUlll1~d by G-n enn".,.
a/I(.ll bunt , he n;ru~e,i to lICI~k ~T.ellotl t.ld Gil 1. n;1I:.1hod t~ nt.C(lality of
Io-"flwg his rm 1n 'lotion, he UlI.>n ,~rd~ruJ hia lI'!.u"d to:> wtt.h<trllw o.no.i cQntinu.d
til tiro his &In unuaistcd. until t-.~ we. k Uhe! . Thu 5<llf-aaeriflea CJld devo-
tion to duty dhplc,yc.11 by COr:""r.u Hod.t~. ,1'11 :m In~ptl"in.; o.t:'mr-1o to his
orr~l, ... tl?D . ED~t'Od l!Iilitw-y lIII)'"':'ioo fro~ UhL.lC-h . Okl.\ho::I .. . N· ",l ~t' 1i:1n!
Melvtn L, ill)(l;"'811 (F.J.tbor). G05 North 4th Str.ot , ~o::-=h . OI'l..hoat. .

Jis::.B J . &BIi.::EY 20027185 , Corporf;l . CnDp'.IIJ 1,; . ...... lnfll1ltrJ fI'lct-=nt , tor
IP.ll'\ntry 1n notion on •• July l li~S. touthu,.t of . ,..... Slo:;ll¥ , ,/h n hb
tunfNr ....11.11 k1lh,cI 11::ad bi~ :tIlGictcnt (;IlDPDr WG-I) .(o r1 '3ualy .lOuncb,: durinr. G- oon·
e"ntl"atud >,Illo;q o.ttool., Corpo r al. Kor50y IIIDnllo.d tl:.e (;11ft nlunc until "U.veo:! by
hio lIIletion 110 rc<onnt . 110 thon .lrlM1nlat.Jrod rint Qid to thtl injuNd n'!I ~.nd
Bur.:.:ln.Jd ttu.. oor.m~,rl)' nid m..n . R::turninc to bl, r-1.Ol . h .. >:.&sist<Jd in !:J.!ulln,. ~t
~'til it W~ knookDd o~t IIr not1.ln , but hClldln~ his ~altion , he C?nt1n~Q to
..lIsht "'ith rltlo !'!tc until the ntt::.ck ,,"UII rc.pulllCld . 'Ih~ eour,".f." :ln1 pCl r_
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!l(;vt.n•.nllO d1l1plc,yud lrJ Cr.lrporr:.l K"no;"e ~clb..... t ~et1on t.'" l!I It"'pine; with
tho hleh tnditi<me of t.he:. rtili.r;.:ry e.rvieo . ;form c;.J(\r.. u l 8I .. ir. OkbhotSl. .
Nurl of kin l Ml.e."'io l:O r l;O)Y (I.bth"r), RJut" {,1 , illc.i r, OI:l,:J\olrn .

Un~., r tho:. prodebne of J..rrv Rllulati":a 600-45, !I.e """,nd,,4 , Sllv.:r

3tJ.l" 'MldlJ. it tQVLtd..d. ;0 tb:;; tollo~ 1,wUv1d-.J. 1

ilEl"",I.T L. nSl. 38006()'1;) , Sc rJ!:<l~t j COI!lp::.ny B, .... I nfr.ntry lbglllDot,

!'or r:ru.l=tz-:,' in 'eti~n on .. July 190:.;; , n"~_r ..... , Sioily . In:.n uphill
t.tt..ck ~r:.lr~at "mu:;' troot's . s...rf:C 'nt Firh 1I'e.s k:n?Ckc;d do-,.,n ('nd tOll?oro,rily
at=m.t by II 'bullot pic.rclnr: ;us h,11ll',t . R:'oov ... r.n, quIckly , ho ~oJ. up
=1 shot th" mnrby .. n.. rv r1t1Qraan . ItI- _inint control of his equ:.d . ho oon-
ti:tuoJ in tho GueeouC'ul c.tt...ek -.~L.lnst I1UlD1;; r lo-Uy supc: r ior on,1It' triOps .
1'hI;, oouro.~o\lll r.nd ::.e;.rc~ .. 1v.. lc.:'d ... rllbi? C!lspleyod by s .. rtor..nt Fieh 'lr-S la.rrely
n:.spon~ibl ... for tho 8uooolI~f.u cono1usion of th.:. Cott-,Ilk r.nd th.... Bub .... qtx.nt
kltin::; of 1l19ort=t [l0.utionE . E'ltt..roc! cil1tr.r-y ~0"1e" from Cr,lIDn City .
COlo r =..!o . s...xt ot Idm EImJr. 'I . Fish (IIot~r). 514 1b.!.M J.vr.nu<J , canon City ,
COlor-Ao .

III - ",lATJ> OF SIL'fl.H SL'JI L:ri1):.L .

undor t!'lc p r ona:!)na of l.rrw a.~ulc.ti':m5 600-<15, r,s nne-ndod. f', SU vor
st ..,r M..d~.l it :-.r.-rdo-i to tho tollO'l'I1n .. indi---1du,l,, :

CL ••! ... rc_ 3. COC!>kJ' 021) .. 221 , L1outcn~nt Col'lD<'l , Infentry , ... Inh.ntry
fbcilD.>nt . tOf' r.:.l1Wltry in .0t1on on •• July l!:"l->, no..cr ..... . Sloily. iTh:.n
his bntk.l1ou Inti':' in 01;8<) eoote..;t .:11th t.'J, >lILIIt' . L1ollto~nt C'llon...l Cocbr3 ,
1n the t:oo of oo-vy r1 r~ fr"lll m .. ll ·r.16 . ru..clllM ~U\II , h!)st1le :u-t111ery ,
r.nd 1101;",- rs , coctinu~d to ]Wvu about in th~ f lI'W ~ olumcnt8 ot his front
llnf1 o01l\'::nios . r:b1nl'neour::,rlmont . :;sdst:'nuc , nJ pt r ll'J=1 d1nHttion t'l
hi:! IILJa . r.1 n on') of hill e'>ql".nio, aurtorod the lou ot it, ooftrlnn~er rmtl
cn{;'t.b.\r oftlco;>r. the n)n bo"'l:If! dho!"f't'.'l1!')d :.n':' 8ti)rtetl to r thD TO"-f ; Uouun-
;ont C..lo",,1 Coehr~ . UI'Ih~li-::o.t1ncly , lott his ,,\tlf;l',.~ti'Jfi ::>Ollt . ('a.Uiad th ... _n,
rnd l.cd thQI:I b'.o1c into th:o finn<:: lino . T!l.;, llon::i8~..<:nt c:;noOm for tho _1 _
faru !)t hie tM"p~ ;.11.1 his dO'/otion tc! duty tr~rlBo .. ndin£ :my ollndd"T~tion ot
por8'lnr.1 ec.tet-J w"ro rrla. f",otC!rB o~ntl'lbut1f1r to Lho offioioncy ot his
C"'--Dr.nd ;.nd lJU"'cO~etu1 (,;cc;npihhDc.nt of its tniu10n . Ho!lP ruldross l Ol:cm-J\ .
Oklr.h')l'Il .

'ttlNiOY L • .:JODI) 3601I5llZ0. PI·iV':',t... , l.:udic;:.f !)l\:.:-ghr'l.:o'. , ••• tnrrJltry RDt:;l -

r:.ont, t .. r -:J.l~ntry 1n -.ction on •• g~pt... d>or 191.:5 !);Jor . "' ..... Itcl.y . O1han
r.n 1ntc.ntry oO:::lpr.ny l/',S p1nJ¥)u c!.0I-.'ll by Co h",-vy c .. nc,.otrc.tlon ot 1lI'.oilin(r tun
c.n.l e.i"t:l11ory ~ir-. , nudlor of:ltJ1l "u~t(.incd sofious .nuodc . 1,Jndo;r thl$
ho,:IIY on",1"\1 firo . Priv·.tc Inc!d . e"fll'.ny rid m"'-ll , ....Uhout ro&r.rd tor person ... l
lI:U'c ty . o'lntinued to cove I+-'''n:; tho '.IQUI'Idc; J ::Jrdnl ~torill(; fi ret o.ld . HI> then
~nt in lJoeTch of Uttor bo •. rol'S ~o tlu~ tiw IIOrl"uely l-fOutluod olluH \).) C'I':\.C -
u::;tAld . rn~ It W~~ whilo on thb :D.iulon th:1t h........11 .loWldod . Th.l o,)ur.!:".:ru8
=.:! UIl,1I(.l.finh ~.otlon, of Prh::;to DoJ.d ~ .... IDX"qll:I'Y of tho, hll':h Idor.h ot tho
ml1t.I":f 80.--vlc:c . }{oro r.dJ::'033 ' LoJ.:chlto , Okla...,om:- .

CE..ll.IB J . G&1'JiI1I,:1' 20327112 . 3or[(Oo:lt . C.mp(,~y It, ..... Inf'....ntry h'l:lmnt,

tor r.dbntry in LotIo!} on •• July 191:5 , 4~Utr.\IiII,Ilit of ......... . Sio11y . \',hon
hi· III< etion of h"~vy 1.1::'01110, "1.IlI.S lr.41 ItrEcly .. tt:'.cki;d by c.n CIlUI:lY t=k .dth
supportir..::. 1nt...ntry dd.d ily Tchin, t:un =d '\!'tUlory fl""ollO ot hh z;qur.d~
'l¢a put Ollt o f rotion by onoc:r fin:. . 9'J r ~c.nt G~.rr;;.tt ",hil .. WldlJT hc.~:"Y oDOI!Q'
!'ire l:D':I.d to tn.... fun po:!lt1'ln , ~-.nnc.d tho run, ~ pl'_,old tiro "n tha ono~
until thu ~n 11'-..11 kl\OClwC Ollt ot - otl'>II . He tl\lJn aO'\I'Ld to hll othor ~n Q.Dd
p<.rso~lly dirootIJd ita nr ... until tho uru;uy ::.tt::.ck 'lfr.s npul:It:.d . n.
COli",.,.
d1sp1:-:yold b:' Sor,"f-,_n'; G~.rrott · Ii~::.ll·.nt r:.ctl'Jn {'zo!'l!)l1f1cs tho,hl~ id{,::\la
of th~ nllito.ry ~(.rvlcc . Ent"reJ lllilit~ry ~Jl'\·loc. rr~ lbn"un. Oklo.hol!a .
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".1D.,U.J. J . JJ1T~i..J.!'" 03 .. ::5&30 Capt:t!n , C?rp, nr En,,;ln rl): , . . . tn rineo r

I'l1ttallon , for [;:xll:wtry in :teUon •• July l ~~ , 1\.. r •• ·.,end ."., Sieily .
Pl'Ilaudlnc l;ha ttlr(ln~ry With II d"'troll. c ...n.· .. Un!': "r .unl ,p(loPOTa , bull i1I)MTS ,
o.nd r oad nlpCllrnon , C:-.ptun Bcrru:.nn por,on~Uy directcod c.nd 1I~l'Ti!l(le tJw
I'ClIIOvcl of m.1ncI , tho nI:>'.irin!: of delllolichc.d :-"~J &octt"nl nnd .,thor dcl:lllli _
tio:'II .,mil" under contlnuoul): ... n..LI'I 1IIIl~11 t.mI . tx:.cillnl> I!:l'n . -.nd J:J):rtar firo .
unde r his brUl1':!.1lt supcrv!s1on, I"OprJ.r$ WO~ ~ooOMplhhod in ""eord. tim.: ,
ae-using r. nlnil11D or dol:l\f to tho r.'''·r.neinc intrJltry , CUlt! tH,:;urln!; thu rLpid
e.dv;:J,(IO of ~upply 11M3 . 1'h:I r.ee;l\l8llh~ loc.d<:.rahl? tIIld eourtlfo dlapl,.yod by
CLrtn.1n H;Jrrdnn 111 ill :u:cord;:.nl)u 1't1t." the hi::h traditions of the nilitr..ry
s< "teo . llo:D e,<!:11"C'II , Chie·.~a . !lUnelll .

oo:r.;.r.D T. ':F.LSO], Ol I StinO FA. lit L!.auten=.nt , U. Fio:.ld J.r tUloty Bc.tt.:.l _
i"n , for r:.-.lh.ntry in :.etian all •• July 19,,3 c.nd . , JV1y IS~ . eo.,t af ••••• •
Slo1:!.y . Liou"\O(in:mt !labell, f?nIC\rd ailso1"1lo r for C'. fbld nrtillory be,ttCll1')n .
QlJ.d ;,1:1; pe.rtoJ wo.ro drl'o"on fro:"'. thoir post':lon 11;' onlll'W riflo tiro . iIcJ o1')l);oly
r"UotrOd our cO\IDt&r_ ~tt.~.el~ lufto'ltry 1\I\d t'I.cct'lblhhcd tho obsorvc.thn post
,In ~ ri<lr;v ",,11 !'orr.:.rrt ot lJI.IW"rtillf, tn'pl . .uthou ..,h oQllt1nuc.lly sub.)ioetud
." to ..... 11 c,1'IM . ~rt~_r . -:nd nrtlllllry flro whieh dr'Tl'.;! cuarby tntMtry to

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.. / 00\"(:",4 position.! , LlIlut(.u::.at R.;; hOI' eontinuo d to d il'Oot El.rtillo ry tiro on
~no'1)" tonkl. 'l. r oop con..:&ntr.:.~i:mt: . ~.nd '" roc.<t n·,t . Bis brlllicnt din-etlon a!
rirln!: mutons o'lnt)"'ibutoe. ;.xt~rllllly to tho" f1nt.l .-.toccu of our infc.ntry (..nd
set f.n inapt:-in(; ".l['.LiI1o to th" --Kln of th& m.1l1\.C.ty sornee . intorod 1Dl11Ury
IICrdco froCl Ga.:"'.... Ia.1tM1..

iE...:lI W. 'ri:~.R'! ~OC44379. Prlv- to, C)"""ny r:: ..... In!Ultry B:l:O;illl6nt, for
C.ultontry in 1~t1on 00:.1' ...... S1e11y • • - July 1,)~!I . J.tt.-"ekine. up n hi~"
I);t..op rld;e ~ inf"lfltry "'~ny r?o"lv<.d nitl.orinr: f11-o (1'0:' WllICon "DDl:Il'
:rx:.ohillll !';Wis. P1'1 .... to To rry . v,lunt..;.rll:r end ")tI hil·?fm inlt1::ttive . while
under hen·"Y firo Int11-t:rntod Into tno UnolllY jlodti,xu. "nv~ed to his troops
tm l Oe:'.tlen of th& eMIlY sunu . Dt\.J then "pvnoJ N.ro "In tho tlncqy "lIfl l 'Ol:mnt
~.t eloS(. rt.n~o . in.fl1etint oc...u.;J.tlol unl:11 he huscH or.ts 1I01'1(1ualy 'lfQundod .
Too CO;llrCl?"US '1ett"nII af Prj v,"'I:. rerry oJ<l... d r<:.torle!ly in tho 5ublle:r-wnt
+.t.kin& of thO' rld!';Q rJld rofloet the hlr:hiJllt tm.!lti'llll or t.'ie !'~d r,.,rccs .
;:;nu;f-od lilltl'l1'"i eGM'il'o fr;)m Tlles"h, J.rif,on~ •
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. . !DEERT _ • .ffi~S' CYOZ7G2 FA. ht LloUU; I)I'Jlt , u' Field Artillery !k:.tt':l.l-
ion ,. for r-,.e.llc.ntry in l.etlon rKlt..l" . . . u . SieU, • • - J,!ly 19-13 . lJ.t.h'JUl;"t hLa
o':laorv'ltt"n 1'JO~t w{.s it, ~..n Ilx.lmlod p:.dtt'ln r.nd cartinua.lly lIubj4ctoj ~ OIlQIIV
r.rt.illo't'y =d nc.e"t1nc CUll fir ... . Lio:.ut.<Jl-.r.:t ,,"oIls. ro,."nrd. "b&"rv.,r for hLa
\lc..t.t<.1'"/, ~<:Q::.ilJljd _t ~1h r"Jt 'lnI1 dirlletold tho til"(, of hh bo.ttory in l\leI!
I "mo)", es to be i~trtJl'"l:,~tt.l in st'lppln(; thr_~!l.dvCT\ec of tho IlllOrI¥ . Ho roghto~d
~i"",et hit, on ~k U c.n.! i!c.rk VI t::r.ku elll-plotllly d03t r JY~,j one , d;..mOL(;in(;
ot~ r 3: "'!llIlthile.tJd so·,,,rt.l r;.:.eh1~ ';Un U)m'.;~ . c.nJ ulniet:;>d huevy e-'&\l'lltiem
all t.tu ne.r,nd,v· 01"'001':\' inr~.nt.r'.I ' Tho c~hnt e.eti"n tJld dc\'Otj'ln t~ duty
di",l..;:..,J by L 1;ut..tr.~,t '1)115 renJQ~ t::u hi[ilo.t tr::.diti?ns of the c.rn.d
for~G . ":x., ....:In.u , :l't.! , OIdl-l!.orY'.•

Undctr t" pr,)v18'.'nts a! hM'J',{ h;-ul"t1?ns 600- '.5 . t.1 ::.nr.d... d .

li:ldr.l ia wnrd.:l<! P"sth\II:I,usly te the roll CAin,:; 1I1dlvldu~.1 1

;,;;oD:~;Y C. Il:;Li .:00305;5 , 'J'oc! nldc.n 5th Gmd<. . RIl.ttcry B, ,"f Flu Id
:.r,: nl~ 1'"1 a-.tt:!liJrt . fer hCfi;iaa n?t in u:tI," on ' . July 1<)":; . ''lut.l1o~8t 'If
......... 3.leUy . ltIcMilcir.n 5th 01':..40 line ,,,.5 riotinC 1n lb.,! Lev ·.-hiett
tlr-ab..ld Ir.t.) t. nul"}' "o,."h :.t """,..t G4ijO '}::l tr.c !lomihr ot t.~ tn1t1r.1 lr\llJin;s
on Sie:l.ly, tl':r..w1nr. to'¥: ponoMel in':o ~ho ..-~tur c.b~t ~O y,-rdll rro", 1I't~rr. .
T':>ohnie1-JI 5th Gr d< Ih:i; . :uttJurh t:1nlJOlf' IO"clC;l:t.l<! 11:,' o'tui:,n:;nt '.('.l~h ~ ..-:..a
u.n.~blo t"J dhe'lrri. f:"r..Il undo r w;.tlJr DIlno:.-th t.h<. b .. nt to) rcnouc e .')ldl~r'"
Md bean I!uckoll under t"to ~(J~.t by tho und"rt"w cl"(,rtIJd ll)' t.ho 15 foot surf •
.llth"JuQl exli::;ustcd ::.nd :lr_l!' dr'7l'mod hL::tft ... lf . h' ~ull ... d tho uneonllei""r\l, ~,1~io r'
l...rely ull?ro . TI~ e"'urr.~ dh?l-~od ~. T<:.ch<lletr.n 5th GraC~ Kin!') wt'.1 I'IIlpon_
.tHo for ",·Wl: t.h.: lit, a!' tl~o 1I01dio)"' , Ent_l'\.od li 1t:kry ""mea fron
c lel::c.&'Ic., (J;ltlho= . &'!.l[t of kin : Cord...., V. kill: (~) , 62:S 8th Stl't>ot.

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UI!.dc.r tho provini?l1& of ~ 9.ii.'Ulz.tbn3 600-·;5, r.s .Q)ndoJ , ~ Sudlur ' s
n.d:.l is ~~od to tl-", follO'.oin:- i!ldl\-1dlr..l!

J.J:K S. V..Nil_IT .. 2062517l , ;joT ;o::nt, C::'Clp::""l1 S . ... Int:mtry R.(.1n::nt ,

tor h<..Mlon u.,t in c.oti")n 'J:"I • • Si.?to:i> T 19<'-} IX T .... . . , It:..ly • .A.s Co patr")l
lIt'., CI'auln;' tho .. ... . Rl"'C-T , thl; h t. WJl e""ppacI: intJ 140p hllo . dhnpp8Corod
tr"ll:l .iCht , i:1lXl1il:.tc17 Tocpp':Cl'Cl,n th" SUI·fr.co , e.n:.\ srl:.spod 11 projactin~
Nck. 3er[F.nt 'It\nnctt.: , without w"tltinc to diso :l.~ hh ho:l.''Y oquipmut , irl_
n..di_tdy plw'7-0d into tho .....ift stn.c.."'l ::nil ~,tt'.npt(ld t') brine tho dr1-..,nin1: =
QU."'" but tho slldio r ttr., hy~tc;l·ier.l Uld ro slstoci ,tr'nr;ly . Sort1l'Jlt 'f.l.nnattc.
n.turT...,d tJ Sh'lN . l\,~,¥od hI. oquip:t'.Jn t , ·,n.;! :l.g:.o.iu ruturoo:l tl tho drJW!linc
I1'.lI r.., hrA by thh tl~ l'Jet h)ld olf tl;c :nok. l'b;. '!row:r.1n::- mIl :So.1n so
tlorool:; t.tt:'.okud S<.T~rJlt V=nCltt:· th,;"t his ro,utJ:) otf.,rt, fln...... Uy pl'Ovod tv _
tHo . "i'ho horol&n dilpl;..yod by St.r"'O.nt V;.nn:;t4. ')11 thh lcc:>..1')n rotl~ct"
O:::l'11~.t tn.dit IIp'ln hiealr ')11 the ml1t:>.ry .on-icc . B?e"tl c 1:irau l 8:l:lu:mt .
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A""O 45, u.s. ARklY LSL/cf"s

GENERAL ORDlllS 26 July 1945

mn;J3J:R 301

J:I.\'1ard off the Bronze Star Medal

Under the prl'Jvisions of Army Regulations 6oC-45, 6E er;lc nd ed , a !3rotlze

Star Medal is awarded to each of the following officers £.ncl enli sted men :

JAUES ;-. BOYLE JR 20315SCG, Field Artillery, TechniciL.D Fi:Cth Grade,

Battery B, 171st Field Artil le r~r Battalion, for heroic cchi ever,lent in ac-
tion on 5 Doc €!tlber 1944 near Uertxwiller, Frc:.nce. Wh.p c a ct ~. nc C.S r~ dio
operator for a forward observntion party Technician Bo:~rlE) r 0f.it. incd <...t his
telcTlhone and re.dia durinc an enemy counterattack which ""lut t bu observation
~o~t unear di r ect tank and 20mn fire. Although given the onnort unity to
ro to t he c oll ar f or security, Technician Boyle chose to r er,~t.in r.t his '"lost~
Eis E. c t~. on s m~ t eri a lly aided in tho successful clefens e of th o s ect or. En-
tE;rcd the 01li tal""J servico fron .Pbih.delphia, Pannsylv~ni e .

I..hl,TI~ : J GAVIN 12154532, Field Artillery, Sereeant (the n Cor'"'lornl),

Batter y C, l 6cth Field Artillery Batta lion, for heroic e. ch1cvoncnt in nction
on I S Ar ril1945 nc ar Lalli, Gerna ny . Vlhen his forward ob s c rV [ t ~. Oll ;.?o st wc. s
subj ~ ctecl to heavy eneJ:l.y fIel<. gun firo the officer in cbc.r gc.: Y]£'. 8 ser iously
Hounded. Sergoant Gevin, on l" i~ ovm initic.tivo, ir.uncd::.£..tol~r t eo1: ch urGo.
Under the continued hm vy eDc.IilY fire he evacuated tho vTOunde:cl aU i ce r and
by skillfully directing c.rtillery fire succeeded in dcstrl");r::'i.1' · ::.ev" l'2.l enemy
fI d e CUns which wer e holdine: UT) th e a dv enco of our trCCT"\s . [i ~. r. ct ~.ons c on-
tributed nat cria lly tOW f;. rd the successful t aking of the ob j e cti v e . ::ntc r ~d
the oilitery service from Brooklyn, New York.

tI.IJ:LLIlJ·i R HEFFmNl.N 31471620, Field J.rtill cry, :--ri vd E: , !:c.t t C:<'3r n , l 5Sth
Ficl c! ll.rtillcry Batta lion, f or h eroic a chi evem ent i n [.et icn cn 31 l.i.:.r ch 1945
nc:<:..r Aschd fcnbure , Ge r many. ""'riveto Heffornanls f cr wcr c. Oi:'S("I·vcr narty
fo1~ onoe:. Co rifle squud into £.. house which h ~ d bGGn s c lect c c~ <:'. 5 en o')s crv etion
p':'st. As soon as they entered tho buildin.t: , however, th.:. (.;n(:i".'~ - ~ C::<. il fir-
inc int9 it \'lith rifles end liIc.chi no guns , forci n[ th c r r n.'.'") t e. t ekc.. c ov.;)r
en the f loor. rri V{~t c HcffGrntLn, by n ov inr: fr (1r:1 v/ind o\~ t c i'li nd c\"l , nni nt a in-
cd u st ccdy f ire on the eneny with hi s cr.r': inc f or s evoral lY U1 1:: '..'.nt.~_ l h o
wes s or:::' ous1y 'ilC'undGd . His courc:€,e and aEGrcssivcnGs~ nr c.. v c nt c ~: t~1 ':: 0nony
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frcli!. £..sso.ultinC the nositim1. Entered the: Dilitcr:r service fran !J.uburn,
Me.sS 2.cllusotts.

WALT]].: I,l IJIBJ..HY 0117c)927, Fi eld lJ'till ery, Firs t Li eutco<'. nt (t:,cn Se cond
Lieutenant), Battery C, 158th Field J.rtillGry Bctte:.linn, f er 1:cr0ic 2.chiove-
ment in ['.ctian on 29 Mr..rcl). 1945 ncar Sch\?einheirn, Germc.ny. Hhc n thG rifle
c Cr':'"' t. n~· t ·- '"·'"l ~. ch he we s attc.chcC! wa s he lted b'l eneEY c.rt:Ul ... r y 2111:' s na Il
t rr: s n r l'; , L·:iut cnant Kub~ l?Y crowled f or vlerc'! t o e n1ece ef CbSc..1 vc.t i·")n a nd
di r e; ct e;c hh- batt a li on l ,s fir e \lith s uch e ffe ct tha t the . cmotlj' s ufi .Jr cd n:l1ny
ec.~uL ltics s. n~ the cor.t'""'any \·,'as enabled t y advance. Mtcr tll ~ c (' r ~ ~e.ny h ad
taken its cbj e ctive Lieutenant Kubany established an observ ;:. t :~_(Jn "!""l c st and,
~r skillful cdjustnent of fire, a ided in renelling an e ner.1Y c 'unt cr atta ck.
Lioutena nt Kuba ny mt nned thi s obscrvc.ti on "Dost e ontinul"lusly f or t ,·!O l v c hours,
often under cn cny liIorte r e,nd sma ll a n .1 $ fir e . His eCUT e-ce t.m: <: Gv oti on t o
duty reflect credit u'Ocn hir.lself and his cre;anization. Ent cr o•..1 the nilita ry
service fr an Tarentum, Pennsylvania.
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1.LEl~ G r.!cDRYDE l4e. 73621, Field Artillery , Technician FHtb Gr.::_uo J Batt ery
B, 1 5G'th Field l.rtill cry Bdtl:lion ~)'or her oic e chicvcr.:cnt j.n (oti n on 1-3
J r.nue ry . 1945 nc ar Donbach , Franco . Left in chcr c;c of e f e n !artl obsorvati c n
ncrty l'! urin'" t. strone cner:Jy c Quntcr attE'.ck , Technician r,:c:Elr~rC:e c!ir cct cd t he
eff ective f ire of his nedi un <ll"tillcry bat t a lion and e batt ery cf hcf'.vy
E.. rt i llcry on enemy t a r gets elDos t ccntinuously fo r a ')cr iec of ttiO ~l:lys.
Tt.i~ ef f ective fir e dcstrf'lyed tHO batterie s of hC'r sc - drz.fm .: _r tn l Cl· ~~ , three
tG.nLs J c,nd one a nt i tank gun , r.nd fo rc ed cnc e nt ire cner:y c ....n'"' ....n~· t o surrender
t o our f or c es . Durinc this 'Ccr1od , it WRS necessary f or Technici".n llcBryde
t o o:'cr r.te his ovm r edi a in directing fir e . His court.Be ['.nu devotion to
duty 2ided Il1.r.teri.r.l ly. in r epulsing the en cmy count er r.tt eck f!nd reflect cr edit
UT)on hiusclf r.ml J:lis or genizat i on. Entered t he nilitery service fr c'Ii1 Feyette-
ville, Herth Ceroli n e.~

BURTON SJI.·CHS OIf.S0030 , Fi el d Artillery , First Licutenc,nt, Bt.tt ory 1~ ,

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l 5Cth Field JJtill ery Br. ttelion t f or her oi c achievcr..ent j n ~·.c t :· Con on 15 Mp.rch
1945 nenr Obcr Gt'. ilbe.ch, Franco. When th e l eader e.nd sovere l of t:1 C n,'mcom -
n issioned offic l:rs of 2. nearby fri endly lJletoon wer e killed or i'rcunueG. in en
ener:ry mine fie l d , Li eut e no?nt Sachs , e f or ward a rtill ery obscr v·.:r , ont e:r cd t he
t"!.inc infected aroa , r ec r gr.nlzed t he' p1C'. t oon , and l ed tho l:'ien ; r on the dUllf;cr -
eus zono . He continued tc c!ircct the Ol)er ations of the pl r.t r.cn tIDt.!l tho
next senior office r of the comnany .arrived . Ent er ed the ni l:l.tc.r y sOl·vi ce
f r OLl Chic.r.go , Illinois .

RJ~H E SIBERT C1018589 , C, vo1ry, First Lieutenant ,

CorJPony J,., 191st Tf'.nk Bilttcli ~n .
Entered the ni1it~ry service fr on Corydon , Indicna .

EDIlI lI E KEE\TER 346C3470 , lJnored, Ser£eant (then Co:r,cr o.l),

C o~ c.ny A, 19lst Tank B~ttali on .
::nterou. the nilitary service fran White, Gcorcia.

VICTOR E l.icLENDON 34133115, 1I.rnored , r ri vato First Class,

Cr f1'"'l E'. ny J. , 191 st Tnnk & ttalion. I

Ent ered t h e nilitery servic e fr OD Quit nen, I':li ssissi')r i.

Fe r ):or \' ic e chicvencnt in ection en 19 Itlerch 1945 Decr '. /['.ttHcj.lcr,

Gcrl":lcny . '. 1:·).on a tank in their "O I l:.. t oon waD h it b'oJ cncr.::r '.ntiten}: fir e , the
dr i v er un :: seriously ./Cuncod . I n spit o ef the undir.; inishec~ 011,JLy a rti l lery
~.nd sDall r.rl':::: : firo, the so throe r..on Lale their i!fly to tl":o c1:j..sr blec: t o. ~: and
a,1.r ,inj.:: t cr e d fi r st a i d t o the wounded nan . Still under eDEmy fir e , thay
then ov ~ cu..."'.tet~ hi~.l to an ai d sta t ion.

BY COllli,ND OF ~J..JOR GENIRkL FREDERICK,

OFFICllL, KElINErH C WICKI:J.I.i

Col onel, GSC
Chief of Staff
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GENERAL ORDERS 28 November 1945

NUMBER JaB

Aw ~ rd of the First Bronze O~k Le~f Cluster t o the 3 r on ze St~r Medsl •••••• I
AW1:1rd of the Bronze St/..r Med,.,l .......................... . .................. II

Section I

A'Rl:rd of the First Bronze: Ob.k Leur Cluster to the 3 r ~ nz e StElr l~edal

, Under the pr ovis i ons of Army Regul~tions 600-45, as amended, the First
Bronze OE.k 1.::,"r Clust~r t o the ~~ ronze Stt;r r.!edul is {Hoarded to the follo1linG
e nlisted men:

.' LUTHER L llcGLJ.S Hnl 20328280, Inf&ntrl, T€c h:J.lcL:.. 1 Scr CGE..:tt (tilen Corpor-
· Ql), . C ~mp~ny C,
l£Oth Inf~ntry Reeimont, for rn8ritorious se~ic~ f rom 10
July 1943 to ~8 Juno 1944 in Sieill anti Itcl y. Entc r od the military scrvie"!
from Chilocco, Oklahona.
Section II

Aw~r d of the Bronze St~r Medal

Und~r the provisions,of Army Regul &t ions 600-45, ~s ~mended, 0 Bronze
St~r Y.~ 2l is hwerded t o e~ch of the following individ u~ ls:
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vUtENl' D BOLTON' 3271S209 , Int~ntry, Tachnician Fifth Grhde , Hebdqut.rters,

45th Ipfe.ntry Division, for me:ritorious service from 1 August 1943 to ft llay
1945 in Sicily, Italy, Fr~nce bnd Germany. Entered milit~ry service from
Lynbrook, New York. ' .

'HLLH1/'[. T BROGAN 0325260, Infb.ntry,' Mbjor, Service Compeny, laOth Inft:Lll-

try Regiment, f or meritorious strvice from 15 August 1944 to 8 MbY 1945 in
Fr ~ nce e n~ ~e rm~ ny .. Enter~d milit,rY,service fr om Tulsb, Oklahoma ,

JAlIES 'H BRISTER 6 1168678, Field Artillery, First Llcutenent, Hebdquli<r-

ters,45th DiviSion Artillery, for meritoriou5 servic e from 5 December 1944 to
1 M~y 1945 in Fr cnc~ ~ nd Germhny . EnterLd mi1it~ry serYicc from Houston, Texas.
CLlJ:n'ON P ClibRLES 31030390', Inf <.:. ntry, SerbC:lJ.nt, Comp~ ny II, IBOth Inf ... ntry
Regiment, for mcr 1t ~ 'ri o us service from 10 J~y 1943 t o 8 Mlly 1945 in Sicily,
It6.1y, F:r<..nce ~nd Ge: rrnt.ny . E.ntcred militt.ry .servic e from ;Jewbur yport, .M t.ssu-
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, "9~RN.h.'i.D J CIar.ch 112131421, Army of the: Un it ~d Stl.tes, ~1arrc..nt Officer
Junior Grade, HCf;.dqu&rt<::rs, 45th Inf c.n tr J~ Division, !'or n:::ritoriou.s scrvicQ
from 10 Jul y 1943 to a r.:c.y 191.. 5 b Sicily, Itb.ljT, Fr .::.ncc :..nt: Goro.:::.n;T.
Enter ed militL,r,7 service from iic-:I Yo r k , n0'.7 York.
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,1I LLIIJ : .7 . DEM,•.REE :3 5167 ·n ;, :;. i:1.:.:.nze, Tcclli.ic iE:!l Third Gruce , }i~E:dquartE. rs.
45th Inf....ntr.:." Division , for ncritorious service from 10 July 1?43 to :; r,lay
1945 in Sicily, I tl.ly, Fr<..nce c.nd Gcrne.:1~· . Entered military SOrviC0 from
Frcnk1in , InGia n ~ .

SAb'!UEL R Flif.LO· j 300 49470, Fin<..nc c , Teconici... l Sergc"nt , r:e<..dqunrters,

45th Inf .. ntry Div";'sion, f or me ritorious servic~ from 10 Jul? 1943 t o 8 r~<..y
1945 in Sicily, Italy, F r . nce ~nd Ge r mcny . Entc r ~d milit~ry s ~ rvic e fr om
Benton, Illino is.

JAWES A HOUSTON 01296527 I nfc.ntry, First Lie ut enunt, IlGbdquarters,45 t h

Inf Lntry Divis ion, f or meritorious service f r om .26 December 1943 to 23 ~ov cm ­
ber 1945 in I t<..1y , Frunc~ , G~rm~ ny ~ nd United St ~ t ~ s . Entered mi1itcry
serv ic e from Prov ide nc o , Rhode I s1u.od .

GORDON L Kr::!.EY 01165024, Fi eld kI'tUlery, C~p tl:l.~n, HeEodqu urters Bbttery,
45th Division Artillery, f or m~ rit oricus s ~rvico from 10 July 1943 to 1 May
1945 in ~icilYI It ~ lYf Fr ~ncd Lnd Ge rre&ny . Ente r ed mi1itLry servic e fr om
Minne<:.po lis, lI:inm.. sott. .

ROY E LYlES 20822831, Inf ~ntry , Tachn ici . . . n F ourth Gr£.de, Service Comp:..ny,
1 80th Inf ~ ntry R..:::eimebt, f or mt.rit·- rious servic e f r om 10 J'.J.l y 194.3 t o 8 Mo.y
1945 in Sicily, ItLly, Fr<.. nc,3 c.nd G t1rm ~ ny. Ente r ed milit&ty service fr om
Id<..b01, Okl~homu.

JAt'ES A E!OUI GOHERY 33572059, Inft-ntry , Te chnicic..n F ifth Gr ~. de , FbLc.quLr-

tors. 45th Inf<..ntry Division , f or , me:r itorious Service from 1 August 1943 t o
e ~h..l 1945 in Sicily, ItLly, Frc.. ncc end Gcrrn.s.ny . En t er ed militl..l r y ~0rvicc
from Al t oonL , PLnnsylvc.ni c. .

PAUL E P.b.RNELL 32211935 , Fin<.;ncc , Tcch:1icL:.n Fl) urt h Gr~d.c , !bc.c.quc.rtcr s .

45th InfGntry Division, for mt.::ritorious servic e fron 10 July 1 ?4J to C ray
1945 in Sicily, I tcly, Fr~ncc Lnd Gcrrnc.ny . Z:1torce. milit~r:: ~c. rv ic~ f r om
Churc hv ill .:: , lie'll York.

CLi.RENCE TREJJJJJ>.Y ):::,016970, Info.ntry , S.:.r b >3c:.nt (thon Corpor,-1), Comp<:.ny

M, 180 th Inf.::. ntry Rvgim,;nt, f or m..:r i:t:orious s e: rv ice from 10 July 1 943 to
8 May 1945 in Sicily, It c:.ly, Fnnce l.nd Germuny . Ent <:red milit ,- ry servic e
from :u..wton , Okl &nomb. .

JOHN F ~AP~ )2653497 , I~f~nt r y, T e chnici~n F ourth Grade (then Tochnicien

Fifth Gr ~dEl) , I{e<..dqut- rtcrs,45th Inf!;.ntry Division, for meritorious servic e
from 1 August 1943 t o S 1.1r.y 1945 in Sicily, It &.ly, FrLnc,z: end G c rm ~my .
Ent er ed militL:ry serv iC(J from Masp.3 t h , Now York .

BY COl.~;AND OF BfiIGnDIER GE lEfcaL MEYER:

ROSE RT E lAYERS
Lt . Col., GSG
OFFICIAL.:') / _ " I
Chief of Stl::lff

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FffiTY FIFTH ~ NF:, m:RY DIVISION
C,:.mp Em·/ic , Texas

IOENERl.L ORDERS
6 December 1945

NUl!llffi 412

.i~wurd, Posthumous, of th o SilT~r Star ••• ••• . ••..••.•••••••.•.••.•.••...• . ••• 1

l.wtJI'd of the first Bronze Oak Lc.:l.f Cluster to the Si lver St or .... .•. •• ..... 11
Award. of the Silv .... r Stn r •.•••..•••.•••.•..•..•.••. . •. . ••...•..•••.... . ...• III

Scction I

i.ward, PosthwnOllS, of th o Silver Stc.r

Under the provis ions of i,rrry Rceulations.600- 45, as nmcnde d, th e Silver StaI
i s awarded , pnethumously, to th ~ f ollowing individual:

l'1ILLI _":~i T CRIDm 20238091, Infant ry, Technic:>.l Ser geant , Compc.ny I, 157t h
Infantry Rcgiroo nt, for gallantry in ('.ctiol1 on 29 M"-trch 1945 nCf'tr Schwc inh cim.
Germany. A large number of c ~s ualti es were inflicted on Sergeant Crider ' s plate
including the platoon le~d~ r and nll squad le c d~rs . Quickly organ izing tho
remnants of the platoon he led them in :l, fresh assault which r-ained two b uildil1£
on the outskirts of the town. Wh en ::l tank opened fire g r cc.tly imperiling th e
unit, Scrgc<!nt Crider couro.geously mov..:d into nn obscrv:'..tion post nod dirc:ct ed
counter-fire on tho t c:.nk nnd de stroyed it. Although mortally wounded in this
action his ga11:>.nt perform.."'J.nc e removed the obstacl0 : nct exemplifi es th o high
traditions of the Ar~ of the United Sta tes. Ent ered the military service fr om
Fort Dix, New Jersey. Next of kin: Berthn Crider (eothor ), 104 Sherw ood Avenue
Teaneck, New Jers ey. .

Scction II

Award of the First Bronze O.:1k Lenf Cluster to tho Silvur St:,r

Under the provis i ons of ~~rmy Rcguk t ions 600-45, ns nmcnded , th e First
Bronze Onk Lenf Cluster to the Si l ver Stnr is nwardcd t o the following individua

JOHN F MCChRTHY 0131091 5, I nfantry, Co.pt ~in (the n First Licut onent) , Con~ny
F, 179th Inf~nt ry Regir.lent, for g :>.ll :tntry in .:lction on 18 Junu<lT'J 1945 nero"
Bothbi".ch, Fr:. nc..:::. Due to t he pos ition of friondly troops 300 tl'l,.:)torrin they
wer e fi ghti ng on Capt ain McCurthy was umble t o get artillery Cl' tnnk support to
carry out his attack . With only thu battalion heavy wec.pons to support him he
moved his comiJany acr oss !).n open fi c.. l d. Whl.'n heavy rrochinc gun fire was diroctc
a t it he sent [l. plntoon to Qutflo.nk tho Qnomy position. While r ecrossing the
fi ..:ld to give orders to his reserve platoon he was s 0vcrcly wOW1ded but would
not c.llow hims..:::lf to be cv ~cuatCld till h0 h.:td ori..,nted the plc.toon. Th e cour:lgc,
OllS lc ~dcrship and gallantr y r efl ect credit on Cnptc.in McCarthy ~d hi s or gnniz ~
tion. Enter ed t h e mil it c.ry servic e from Long Isl and , New York.

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Sv~tion III
AlVord of 1.ho· SUvor Star

Undc;r the provJ..sJ..ons of Army Regulations 600-45, e.s amended, the Silver Star
is awarded to the following : individuals:

J /Il!ES H BP.ISTER 01168578, Field Artill ery, First Lieutenant, Headquarters

Battery,Forty Fift h Division ' Artillery:, for gcllantry in action on 14 and 15
Ja.rru.ary 1945 near Ricpcrtswcilltr Fr,J.llcc.· As art11l,-ery observer wit;h the intlmtry,Li£u
enant Brister exposed himself" to ihtcnsc s.D'lZl.U arro.s and morto.r fire to adjust
Llrtillery fir e .:1ld knocked 'out seve r al ' of .:'; n estirmt"cd t en morta r cmpla.ce mGnt s .
As th e att ack develop ed he a,g~in exposed hims elf cilling f or " artillery fir e withi,
one hundre d yards of the inf ontry' t o s top the a tta. ck. Tho next norning a c o unt er-
a,tt.ack enaQled ' enemy soldi 'c rs to occupy foxholes falty y~ds from his . obscrvo.tinn·
post. DurinG this time he c~lcd far and r c c8iv~d ~rtil1ery ftre on these posi -
,tions ~d broke up th e ~ t t~ck, c cc ompli shing this pcrsonnlly a s his a ssistants
wer e pinne d down. Tho o.nt cnm was sh ot off the radi o cmd it rod to be hold by
one hand while thG r a dio 'we s ope r ated vd,th t ho ot he r. Lieute na nt Brister's actiol
were instrumenta l in repulsing the anomy att~ cks and permitt c'd our forces to r eta:
their positions. Entered the military service from Houston, Texas.

WILLIAM H BROUILLETrE, 1l042856., Infantry, Privat e Flrst CInss, Company A,

157th Infa ntry -R.:.g.imcnt, f or gellc.ntry in c ction on 1h. July 194.3 mar Vizzini,
Sicily. Without knowledge of '!. cha nge in plD.ns Campa.ny A entered the town of
Vizzini, Sicily and were confronted by an 88 rom gun covering the only approach
into the c ent er of the town. Privutc ffrouil ette volunteered t o rush th e gun and
destroy it. Da shing up a s ide str oet ho op ened fir e v~th his bazooka es eoon
·as he sight cd the gun and, despite fferce small arms firo from enemy snipers,
h e complet ed his mission. His gal1o.nt action materially aided in the final
c apture of the town and reflects credit upon himself and his organize..tion.
Eptered the milit~ry service fr om Bangor, Ma ine.

J/JJEs'D Di.VEWORT 0443143, Fir,at Lieutenant, Company E, 18cth W o ntry

Regiment, for gallo.ntry in action on 12 October 1944 nocr FrcmifontainG~ France.
"When heavy enemy lllc.'l.chine gun fire .'stopped the <:!,dvancc of his plD.toon, Lieutenant
.Devenport worked his way forwa rd through a h e~vily wooded s ect or -and with s everal
hC'..nd g r enados , destroyed ' one mc'.chine gun nost, killing throe c!: ~he crcm and
c apt uring a. fourth . A sec ond' enc.my m....chi ne gun opened fir e . Firing his carbine
from the hip, Lieutenant Davenp ort killed tho enemy gunner am. forced the ' other
crew members to flee; Lieutenant D.wenport i s gallantry w,'.s pri..rrl2rily respon-
sible for the succe ss ful seizure cf his pl ~t oo nls objective . Enter ~d the
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mil it o.ry s e rvic e fr em Louisville ., ·Kc ntuckyo

JNAES R ]lLDER .353Zlj65;TcChniCol Sergernt (then Serge>.nt), Company F, 180th

Infa~ry Regiment, for Gallantry in action on 29 ~tobcr 1944.n~~r . St Benoit,
France. While r ~connoit 6ring a r6ut c 'of 'a dvonce ' f o r Ais·c ompany, Ser geant Elder
enc ount.cr cd c..n enemy r oad block. Aft er cxposi rlG hims e lf to loc at o precis e ly
the e nemy p ositi ons , Ser gaant Eldor crawled t o withi n fifty ynrds of a hostile
mC!chine gun ne st o.nd l aunche d a rifle grena de " killing two of the crew and wound-
ing a third. Wh en the enemy opened fire from other positions, Sergeant Elder
called for mort a r fire .::m d then l ed his patr ol in de stroyina all enemy who nttempt-
ed t o es c ape . Se r gea nt Elder's skillful and cggr cs s i vc lc ~d cr ship on~bl cd his
company t o t ake i t s obj ec t iv ~ wit hout diff iculty c.r"ld r ef l ects cr edit up on himse lf
and his orGrmiz ~tion.
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THCt!AS II. FLOlfERS 3373:1.5 62. lJ.;:·l:i..c :.'I. D~p"l ::-tt:l.cnt .. TcchniciD.Il Fifth Gro.de,
Hcdical Dcto.chrlcnt, 179th I nfun" r y r...,~im. . nt. ." for go.ll[!11t r y in 2.ction on 9 Jan-
uary 1945 ncer Hingon Fr.:!nccc !..'pon see i ng a I11C!chinc eunner wounded, Tcchnic ~ ~
Y.l.7Ncrs dashed out to aid hi.r:1" 'W hen he at tempted to remove the rTl.O.l1 to 2. POSl.tl.o.
of s.:Ucty a sniper fir ed C'.nd wounde d th e gunner again . .~~icl di.ng the mOIl with
his own body, Tcchnicic.n Fl mvcr s moved tho IT'..a!l s l owl y for t v,e nty fiv e yards
through 0. hc::vy mort ar b."' rr -cgc to D. position of s cl' ct y whore h e t r co.ted t h e ",'oun
dod an. Technic i:tn FIOlvcrs l i niti r...tivc a n d devot i on to duty reflec t gr out crt;di '
upon himself ond his o reo.nizD.tion ~ Entered the milito.ry service irern V/icolilico,
1i.."U'yl and.

~HI1 K/J)EI'Z 421rl477, !tC'ficaJ. Department, P riv<lte Firs t ekss" M~dic.:J. Det-
e.cMent, 157th Infcntry RegiJl1Cnt : f or c,.?.llantry in <lcti on on 28 March 19.45 ne er
Aschaffcnbure:, G.c~"I;".r:ny ,.. In the att cck on Ashnffcnburg two plntoons wer e pinne d
dcmn by mort ar and sm.;Jcr fire, l c:.vine mony woundE;d.. t'Ti th out rcg[ll"d f or his
pcr sonel s ruoty Privat o K&.d.)t z l eft a zone of sillety Q. nd went to t h em edminister :ro
i ng f ir st ai d ~d I:lo.Kl."G thsn a.s comfort a'ole as possibl e although t h e b nrr age
c ontinued i n int en~ .lty .· LTndcr th e covIJr of d--.rkness he directed thei r removc.l
a.nd did not le ,~ve until th3 1 ')!)t 1:l".r.. had be en t <lkcn t o safety.. P riv.:1.tc Kadetz ' ,
nctions r eflect crc<lt crcd~.t on h].rr.~c.::'f: Ente r ed the militnry se rvice from
New Yor k, New York

HUGH L l.b.cOON:J..D 31.348'-746) Infcm;:'ry.- 'I ?rivdc First Clc.ss, Compnny H,, 179th
Inf<lntry FbCimcrrt: for e<'.l1'::Ii7.ry ~.n (\(.!tion C!1 l~ Jc.nuery 1945 in Althorne , Fr ance
P r ivite M<:!.CDonald W.::l,1; sti'.ndi nc; C'l.'.I'd wh on he ('.bscrvou u. patr ol of twel vo men
advanc inG_ For fIJ<ll' of C:lv LlG h's posi-tion :'!.VlD.Y., he let t,h~il adv ance unt i l they
we r e thirty y nr ds .::l,wo.y, then 'Cos;,; t,;d . . . C':':'0n<ldc e.t. them._ l<illinG one o.nd wounding
two . Bef or e t hey h='.d r ecovered fr om the s urpris e , he fired upon them with his
C.:u-bin0, kill in~ fi vc others DJld f orcinG tho r cl:l...... inine; of the po.trol to surronder
His quick think.ing .wd inii.. iative r efl ect credit upon himself .

JOHN J PRE!SINGER 33897029, InfL'.ntry J st.:>.ff Scrc:c:mt J Conp.:my B, l79th

Infa ntry R O.Gi.~ : nt , for eall.:mtry in <lction on 15 Mru-ch 1945 nc :1.r Blcisbruck,
Fra nce. The p:i.atoon of which Sergeant: Preisinger W.~.s a Elcr.\bcr W(!S o.ssigned the
mi ss ion of cle ~.rinG tho ridGe whieh W,:1S t o 9..:orve os rJ. pos iti on for the cOrITpeny
to ent er Bleisb ~'\.l(:k I Vi.!. ·:.1':) 3Dcen;' ing the :..~ 1c1.Gc ) ct.z two It,;adinc squads received
heo:vy ~c hino CUI',,' c.utonatic pistol o.nd sh::rp ri fl :. fire, r.nd were 1..lh.".ble t o co n-
tinuc~ SerGeant r'·e i .s'ine.:n~ er.::l.wled ::o.wo.y fron his squ..".d tow.:u-d the thrco.ting
rnnchine CW1 ~pl<lc.,}j:tcn::' nnd .• in 9p.i.:te of the fir e of c. Punzcr- f nust which roc ked
him with its co..::ussicn Md sClU'red his fac.c sCl"vcly, hv continued t o crnwl until
h e w:'.s :tblc to f~..ru c. rj fl .... r~re ll".dc intu T,hc pos it.~.on , His fi'rc destroycd the gw
and killed t wo of the cn:)my 2.l1d c;,w'h.. d thr':;t: mo re.: t o surrender to hir.l personc.lly .
The t a kil1G of th i s position in such a. r";,;?id f.l~cr e.:!.ve the pl atoon 0. footh ol d on
th e ri d{;e .• which o.llOl/ed then. GO cuke ot-her prisoners wh o w....:rc movillG to act
as rei niorceme nts o Entor0d the mi.lit':'.ry swrvic c from Ba.lt imor . :o , Mn:ryb.nd •
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DEXTER M RADOYE 365374.86) I nf.:;.ntry: Stuff SerGcant; ' Comp ony G, 179th I nfuntry
Regiment, for ge11cntry in ::::,r:tion on 13 April. 1945 in Konigsber g , Gorm31y _
H o.'~ine permission to usa ~ Vlea.scl in :m ct tcnpt t o knock 'Out . mochine g un nests
t hat wore hindering the edvnnc e of his compC\!ly .• ScrGe'!l1t Rn.doye direct i ng t he
fire of the nachine [,'Utl on his weasel, hc('.d..x1 s t raigh t for the first position .
V.fiping it out,hc c ont inued a.t full speed tovlard another, destr oying i t vdth
gr enades " While enterill[;. the t own he r e n into Co morto.r cr~· cnd c.:1.ptur(.d thcm ~
their wC?p on . Screc.mt Rac.oyc 1 s conduct C'.nd o.ctions i n t he f ;".ce of e n ~my fir e:
rcfl~ct cr edit upon himself ~d his ore~iz ~t i on.

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JIiME5 H REID 44030642, I nfontry, Scr geont , Comp2nY II. 179th Inf antry Regimen
for ga llant r y in ncti on on 14 APril 1945 ncar iacburG, ~ermany . During th e
clearing of t h e t own, t he adv ~nce wns s topped by heilVJ.: maChine glID fir e . Ser gcan
Roed, disr egarding hi s own s afety, r ac ed thr ough the hail of fir e ·t o a posi tion
wher e he stood uP' i n pl~in vicw of the enemy and tired t wo rifle grenades into
the enemy posit i on, kill ing t wo <ind woundi.ng ' the r e~ i ncler of the craw, t hus
allowine th e C\.dv.:ll1Cc t o cont i nu e, Hi s ~ctions ref l e ct credit upon himsel f am
his orG ~iz at i on .

MILTON ROSEIIBEffi 12058i>87,Infentry , P:j.mte Flrst Class , C_",~y G, 179th·

Inf<'_ ntry Regi ment , f or gall.:!.ntrY' in ncti on ort 8 April 1945 ncer Obor l orl ngt on,
Germany. \Vl;,"lrl th e machine gun roount . :- d hn the wens el he wros drivine became
jarrrn... .: d Private Rosenber g promptl y wont to the gun, suc ceeded in c l ear ing " i t and
t hen {'.cting ~s gunner direct ed f ire on t he ener.1Y road bloc k with s uch c.ccurilcy
tha t thr oe of t l'lc cncm;y were kill ed c.nd two other s wounded. PriVc.t l? ,Rosenber g ' s
quick thi nking .: m d i nit i o.tiv e en..'\bl od his plat'oon to c.dv c.nce and c :.pt url? its
object ive . Fnt cred t he milit c.ry s ervice fr em Brooklyn, New Yor k. ; . !

ROBERT VI wALTHl'll 3'7583324, lI.dieal DopartooJ>t._Private Flrst C1a....

Medical Det c.chment , l 79th Infantr y Regiment , far galla."1t ry in action on 1:8 April
1945 n ear lurnberg, C ~many . \'Yhilc COI:!pnJ1y M was at ta.cking enemy def ense
pos itions on tho out s kir t s of NurnPcrg, t wo li1C n ...:ore wounded <:!Od lay wi thin
f ifty y ards of the Germe.n-hold emplac oment's . Dis r eG.:u-dine his personal safety ,
Privc.t e Walther went t o the wounded men and adminis t er ed a id. ' He then crawl ed
t o t ho sec ond mnn whon Privat e Walt her r c o.liz cd hild a compound fr a ctur e of the
t hiGh . ImprOVis ing what equipment h e hc:.d avail able , Priva te Wal t her appl i ed
splints end bnndagc s , Ilnd t hen ffi<lde c.rr cngencnts f or ova.cu::,t i on . During all
th i s Cl.ct ion Private H.J.lthor was sub ject ed t o c netll...Y sm.ll cnns f ire .. His
i nit iative a nd devot10n t o' duty r efl ect c r edit up on hinsclf.

BY COkUMND GF BRIG,\DIl'll GENEllt.L ME'ID! :

ROBl'llT E I.!YffiS
Lt Col, OSC
Chie f of Staff
OFFIC I AL :

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Adjut ant G.;;ncrcl.:

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~a.mp BoY~e; Texas

GJ'l'I~ ORD.E1lS 6 Dececller 1945

NUllBE!l 415

Award, Posthumous, of the First Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star ••• I
Award of th e First Bronze Ouk Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star ••••••••••••••• !I
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Secti-Oft I

Award, Posthumous, of the First Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to th e Silver Star

Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, the First Bronze
Oak Leaf Cluster t o the Silver Star is o.warded , posthumously, to the follcwi~.
indiv i dUill :

JOSEPH A Ucll;J.9..f()N 32217 225, Inf antry, Staff Sergeant, Company B; 179th
Infantry Regiment , for gallantry in action on 15 and 16 March 194.5 nea'
Bliesbruck , France. .'...rtcr his conpany was pinned down in :1n ~en field by
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witht,;;:r:ing rifle, Inchinc gun a.nd Clortar fir e causil"€ i t to become somewhat dis-
or ganized , Sergeant McMaJ:r..on crossed the open fie l d to his company COnYll.3.rrl post
to obtain fur ther orders . Returni!lb to his plat oon he cos:mnded an or derly
withdrawal t o saf ",r positions . The next day another ~ ttcr.pt was rrude to t:lke 1
the town and again the intense fire stopped thoo . Se rbc<:!l1t McUe.r.unon, disregardine
his own personal safet,., ClOVed from 'ffiM to man encour.:lgirt{:; them on until he Was
f atally wounded by sniper fire . The courago and bravery displayed by Sergeant
Md4a.1J1r.1on, embled the entir e cO!:Ipany to ente r the tOHn . Eht . . rcd the Il'ilitory
servic e from Sunnysi de , Long Island, N(;w York. , Next of kin: Thooas Mdlo.rrmon
·( fa.thcr), 39- 47 4Bth Str eet , Sunnys ido, Lons Isb.nd , New York.

Section II
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",ward of the First Br onze: Oak Leaf Cl uster to 'the Silver Stcr

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Under th e provisions of Army RegulE.tions 600-45 , as aOe nded, the First Bronze
Dol< L..;;af Cluster to the Silver Star is o.war ded to the folloong iniividuuls :
.~--,

HUBERT A FR/J.fE 36859198, Infairt.ry, Staff Sergeant (then Scr,;c:>nt) , CDr.llnny A,

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l57th Infantry RcgiECnt, for ga llantry in ~ction on 1 April 1945 nccr Aschaffc n-
burg, Germany . While moving into the outskirt~ of Aschar'fenburg, S .... r gl..ant Fr:llTlC'
sq\bd W::l.S caught 'by <l deadly cross-fire . Cr awling up to his lead scout , he
learned that the fire was coning from ' two pillboxes t9 th.: front. Volunteering
to knock than out, Serg ... ant Frrune cr awled forward with the COV<.;Ting fire of his
pla toon , causi ng the pillboxc's to' butt on up. When he was within twenty yards of
thu first pillbox he go.vc a pre<lrronged signal and the firo ceased. I,hen the
embrasure was opendd he fired an anti-t,Jt1k g renade irit o it n.ro then dashed toward
the objective and threw two hand gr enndcs .. into the oPciu.~ , killing thre(; an:l
wounding two. This stopped the crossfire ond the platoon w'\s (l.ble to move for
~ d qUickly knock out th e remaining pillbox. His during and initi::l.tive rcfl~
cr c..dit upon hims .:!lf and his orgcn:ization . Entered the milit:>.ry service fran
Wa.yne County, Detr oit , Michignn.

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LEONARD· V'KRABE 18226735, Infantry; St~rl: Ser geant. , COi:1p~Y G, 179th
Infantry Regiment;, f or g311..i ntry" in .:lction on 1 8 llorch 1945 OO:lr ~icbenhcir:: ,
Germany. 1-.5 the coinpnny launched nn 'att<ick on the town, Scr gc ont:. Kr3.bc w.:!s
acting platoori"ser geant _ of the lead pi<l.toon; . Successfully it cntcr ea. the town
and Wcs proGressing slowly when th(J advance was h.:lltcd by nn cnccy p ositi on set
up - in a h ous e . Ser geant Kro.bc went forw<1.ro alone under fire: unt.:il he was close
enough, and tosse:d a
hand grenade into the wirrlow, killillG two m.'ldiino gtlMcrs
<Uld three of the riflemen. -Seeing two trying ' to es ca pe thro ugh !l. ~ndow,'
Sergea nt Krabc fired with his tommy gun, killi~ both of the ene-my. His action-
c.:nilblcd tho company to continue its mission. "l!.nt drcd the military service fr oll
P elly, TCX<lfl. " " _ " ' ., . .' , ,,

. IIlLLIIJ.! L McDERMOTT 31)89505, Mooid~ Deportment., Corporo1 (then ·T eehriician·

Fifth Grt>:dc), Medical: Detachnicntj ,157th Tnfilntry · Rcg:I.tt nt, far ge).iantry in ..
action on 16 J a ntUlry 1945 nC<1r ncipcrtswe1ller. France . Whon the enemy l..'\Urlchod
Cl vicious countcratttick:against. bur positions, many 'men of 0. "rifle cOIIpa ny wero
wounded. In spite of knowledge th at Cl1cr.ly troops hOod infiltrated the forw~g
nroas , Corporal McDer mott summoned. two other aid men to l'.c ccrnpany him unci
stcrte;d forward. Advanc i ~ to 0. point two hundred yn r ds frol!! the compnIlY pOS_
ti6ns , h~ tcuro th<: rem.ining ·di stancc cOvered by' intense UU'l.chific gun ani roc~
fir e.. By rurmine; and' often tnk::i.nb sh Oltcr in" sndl hol es, he : sue cce dcd in
r eaching t h e 'compnny positibn. hi'ter Ildministcrin& cmtr gcncy first aid t o th e
most s e riously wounded, Corporal' l!cDermott , without hesitation, bog<J.l1 the
evacuation of the llllinY casu.o.ltics; JJaking many,t rip s t o th o rear un:lcr tho'
heavy onemy fire, he arid his ~n succeeded in cvtiefulting seventeen seriously
wounded mon. , Corporal McDermot t' s courngc DJld dovoti on to duty ·during this
eritico?l p~iod refl e ct cr6d.it up on hims elf and his orgonii'ation. Entcpcd thc
militoxy setvice from \:orce's ter, MnssachilscttS.
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,FELIX L " SP /~RKS 0386497, InfMtry, Liouten ,~t Dolonel, Third Bn.ttulion,
157th Inf t!.ntry Regifficnt;, for gallantry in c ction from 14 tei , is Jc.nUc"U"y. 1945.
no(U" RCipc MswilL..x, " France. ,,\'fucil clementS't of his b.:lt t,6.lion W0re c lIt off by
infiltrntinG e nemy f orces, Colonel Sparks l ed mombor s of the antitank plnt oon
through hc'avy artillery and rocket fir e to bring . rations to the bcsciged troo~
In th e d<lYs t"hn.t f ollONcd the 'cncm.y continued. to ' r c inf prc c its' ring broun:l the'-
b:tttclion, crnd n provision..1.l unit: att'amptcd to fi ght thr ough to 'the i soktcd' . .
comp~~cs . In the fa c~ of tremendous" co~cntrnti ons of cnc.my fire.1 how ever, tfir
unit 'could .m:!.k0 no' pr obress nnd found itself cnd::mgercd. Colonel Sparks"rrcMcd
the machine gun on e.. supporting t2.nk iU'ld, with th e help of a second t~k.1
dir . . . ctcd rapid and accurate fire on .:.;ncmy positions which inflicted serious
lo~ses on the •.mcmy :?-nd ennb~ cd ~~c .p: ovi ~~o~ ~. ~t , ~? ~t?ct:aw. ,. O?~e:~~ .
th~t three men, wounded, aro' expbsed t o tfic enenv lire, were: urn.bl e t o l eave t.he
;'!.I'C~ , Colonel Sparks climbed fr or.. the. turret. of th e t<"lhk t1nd ·nno.c· hiS' wOoV' l:.hi-cmgh
soldiers ' :"
th . . . cncm:i fire; .::uiQ~ wit h t he nid :O f .1.notl::ic-r m.o'..n~ carried tho' wourded
to tho;,; t.:lnk a nd c V.:lcuntcd them to silfcty. ColoncJ. Sparks' courage nnd devotion
to his men r eflt;ct credit upon hi..r.lse1f nnd his or ga nizati on. Enterod the militar:
scr~~?o.. !r0m Miami.1 !.rizona.

WILLIS R TALK l tlJTON 01692566.1 Infantry, First Lio.::utenant (then Second

Lieutenant), Headquarters, Third Battf1.lion) 157th Infantry Regiment, for gallantry
in c.cti on from 15 to 17 Janu..1.ry·1945 rieilr Reiport sWcdJ.lor, France. In int ense
crtillery fir o Lieute nant Tulklngton ' r cccihri'oit crcd t,.,. t.' supply routes and the n
<3 up crviscd the bri r' ng of supplies to ourround cd corr. ra,nic s . Hhen the enemy

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cut thos e r out es he 10d his pktoon in n succ es s f ul Ll.tt.::tck . L:lt c r
lIhcn tho
supply r oute wc.s ~<J.in cut Lieutenant Talkingt on took c onr.n n::l of .... light t a. nk,
loetdc-d it with suppliu s · ~nd l ed the t~ t hrough th ... Ula:J.y lin es . Um bl e to
r co.ch the compo.ni c.:s bccnus c; of the. . tcr r<J.in, ho went f orw<lrd ol. oro ,
com !J.ctcd
cnc.h compnny and l ed its c<J.rrying p.alb) ~<" e.nd from t h ... tank unti l i l l supplio
were delivered. His initi cti vc W.Q~rin" riJ'.le: ct cre dit upon h:im~ "'lf -"'LlYl hi,e ~
or ganizati on. Entered the I'lillt ary service fr om Cr o.ig, CJ>lrr.:ll'\O. .

Secti on III

i,w<1.rd of the Silv er st ~r

Undcir the provl.S l. ons of kr my Regulat i on:! 600-45, e.s amended, the Silver
star is awarded t o th o f ol.lowing imividuals:

_ JAMES H BRISTFll O1l685?8, Fiel d /".rti llcry, ' First Lie utenant, H~ttory C,
15Bth Fiel d ;.rt l11cr y Bc.ttali otl, f or gallantry in action on 15 .:lJld 16 Janu.'lrY
1945 n ear Rci pcrtsw clllcr. 'France. I n spite of a pninful knee injury Li eut cn:..nt
Br ister st ay ed at his post :\5 forwa.rd ,nrtille r y observer with :!. rifl e c oop~ .
The !'ollaAing r.lorni flg .:. strong cncr.i y f or ce 'count cr nt.tnckcd, th r eritcn,ing his
pos.ition . :..lth ough exp os qd t o ebecl¥ smll. tlX'me £l1ld mach i ne gun fir e , ' Licuten...-u
Briste r moved. nlong the f r ont li~'s dir ecting' o.rtillery fir e wh i bh t:bnt.ribut. ed
gr eatly t o the r epelling Df ·tho· enemy assault . The , ncixt~.d 3.Y Lic utcn<U1t Brist Ol
~ain exposed hirnsd.f to Wlcmy rDck~,t ,p.nd mo rtCU' . f ire tt 6 "d.6t~m inc th e enemy
mov emont s t:'. nd W1.S abl e t o bri ng l.mmed::L,atc · fi r e on 0. t brehtcn1ng (!ocm y f oree,
~d j us ti ng · fir ~ to within ft€ty yarQ s,of his oWn position. Lieut cn~ Br ister l s
c ourage end d'cY'oti on t o d\Jty r e fl ect c r c dit on hims elf ond hi s ·.organiz.ntion.
Entered
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LLFlILL'YN II CHILSON 35112223 , I nfontr y , Tocl;!nio ol. ' Scr ge ont " Coq,any G, ..
179th I nfo.n£ry Rcg.iJ'rlcrrt , f or gallantry i n ...1.cti Qn on 24 Nov'~nb cr 1944 ncor
Dcnshcin , Fr Mce . ~..s his pl.:!.toon was aceoq>liahi~ :i.t s missi on of cut ting; th e
IIl2.in r ·.oo.d le nding fro~ Donsh ein, i t .~dbrt1y hp.lt cd by enemy Iln chillC gu n . .
ana riO-c fire trOll ':'. G ~rr.....m . r o ~ bl oe'tr _ sgt,Unb his o achim. gun up o. s ;"J. Qn.sE!..
of fi r e , Scr c;e:::.nt ChilS on i..w e d f orw~d ".l one t;:hrougR th o heav ;r. enemy f iro
and" undcr c over of darkne ss , out - flnnk oq the e nemy posi tion, crawli~ t o wi thin , _
twenty y,: .rds of tl1 ~ r o~ block f r oo whoN he. threw two hard grcnnde s nnd then
opene d t.ire wi th hi3 sub-tUchl:&: cun" killing th r e e Gcrnnns o.nd forcing nine
more to surr ender . S.,;r gao.nt Chilson ' s net ion not- only e nn.bl ed th e company t o
cut t he. r and but m t (.r i nl l y aided in thl. .c c.ptW'c of Densh ein. Ent e r od the
milit ary s ervice fr om JJ<ron, Ohi o . ..... .

ROY C COX JR 35904618, I nfantry , P riv~t c First C~ S B , COlT!'allY H, 1?9th

I nf~try Re{;imcnt , for galla ntry i n a ction on 14 April 1945 ncar Bamberg,
Ger many . Whi l e cl oCll' i ng a. dense s ecti on of w o od~ in the vicinity of Bnmbcr~ ,
Pri vat e Cox ' s p1a.toon wa.s ·piMed. down by aut oIrtn'tie firo scomingl y coming f'ltom •
th e dir ecti on of a crossronds . Exposing himsa1!·a.nd di sr egcrdinb hi s pc r sork~J :
sa.fety, Priv2.t e Cox r a c ed through the pnth' of f .iro .until he was in a f lanking
positi on ovcrl ookillb the onc·my . Fro m this posi t i on Pr;i.vnt e Cox. f ire d nt thc_ .J--
enemy, killi ng f our a nd knocki1l£ out' th o ma c hine gun, thereby dis or ganiz.i ng tfiO
r emP-inder ot t he Ge rmans and nk1.king i t pos s i~lc f or hi s p l ntc on to ~ dvnnc c nnd
suc cessfully c ontinue i ts mis s ion. Entcr od. t he militnry sc rvi c e fr an Uni on
Ci ty, India na..

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GO/! 415 Hq 45th lnf Div 6 December 1945 Cont' d,

HERBERT KLAUCKE 3160~465, lnfont ry, St, ff Ser goont, Comp, ny G, 179th
Infantry Regiment, for ga.llantry in action on 19 March 1945 nc ~ Hcbcnhein,
G c rmun~ . Vfucn his plat oon wns h.:J.lted. in its lldv'an.ce by an enemy cnt it n.nk Qll1,
Sc rg~ c.nt K4>.uckc adv ancoo D.lon2 b ehind the p OU8fJlI "On t he ri ght sid0 of th e str o:
unt i l he got within granade r ange . Hd' ''fhcn, t')u\br: grenades, ltilling thn u::~ ,.-
Ger mans lM.nru.ng th e gun a rid. r ende red th e gun useless with o.nothcr grPIlnrl.c.
On his wc.y b o.ck he killed tho two snipers vbo h'J.d harass e d his a dvance.
3cr gc a.nt Klauckc f s a ction o.llow ed the compa ny to mov e up the ' stre et and was .:ll1
inspir .:-..ti on t o hi s mon. Ent e r ed. the rnilit<:!rY s e rvic e from \Iorc c sto/,
j.lu.sso.chusct ts .

RiJ..EIGH F S&\Y 01287418, Infantry, First Licutcnc.nt, Gompn ny D, 157th

Infwtry Regiment. , for gcllnntry in o.ction on IB Januury 1945 neur Rothb.::.ch,
Fro.ncc . J..ft ur a rifle compc.ny faile d to r e c ov er three trucks arx1 p ers onnel
c<lptur cd in c n ambush by <In infiltrati.r1g onany for ce , Lie ute nant Sea,}' v olunteered
t o I ced -tw o t <lnks int o t h e ambush a rc.:! in a n eff ort t o re tri eve th e men and
equipment. Riding etap Q. tank in .order to observe e.nd. direct the group 1 s
fir e nnd movement, . Lie ut e nant Scu.y Vies subjected to hcavy fir e fron enemy
axt illc r y , .:mtitank .:llld.. s rmll arms fir e that f orced the t anks i nt o <l d efi laded
positi on. Leaving th(; t onks, Lieutenant Sroy t hen r econnoite r ed the .3nemy
p osi tions ci.one . Obs crvillb t ~t the arab us h ed vehicles had b een cqIrq)le t cly d e-
str oyed cnd tho.t none of the c c.pturcd p crsorm cl wer e in the vicinity, Li eutenont I
Scey returned, to bet t c.lion hcc.dquurt crs, g iving d et o.ilcd infornntion th at
e n:J.bl ed our ·J.rtillcry and mort e r fir e to f i r e on t hc cneny ·p os iti ons. Ent L.red
the mili tcry ser vic..:.. f r om Lynchburg , Virginic-.

RAYMOND C SMITH 32562906, Infrultry, Priva te First Class, Company E, 179th

Infc..ntry ReGiment, f or gallantry in - :lct i on on 30 March ·1945 n enr Soden, G<.. rro.."\r.
I n Q.ccotrq)lishing it s miss i on of t ::lking t he t own of Soden the ph.toon h c.d t o
cr oss open t errain whic h ~ fforded g ood observation t o th e enemy . Up on r oachir
t hc out skirt s of t h..: : town it w~.s m....t by int.cns c s!l1...1.11 n.r ms fir c c .:tusing i t t o
b e pinne!::i down. Privat e Smith with c ornplct o;) disrcg n. rd for his C71Vn pcrs on::ll .
s~ f cty mov ed forw:"!l""d int o th e t own :tna-1trrockcd. ""Out n n enemy l "k.'"1. chine gun crrqJla"C\
me nt , disrupting ot he r str ong cncqy positi ons . Hi s quickness in .:'.ctine en..'"1.ble(
th e [!. tt- ack to be conti nued . He p ....·rson.:'..lly killed f our Gcrm")J1s a.nd took f i fteG I
mar c pris oner s". Hi s ~gg r cs si vc a ction ("l1.:'.bl ed the p l (ltoon t o move: f orwa r d n nd
n. cc omplish it s mission.·succ e ssfully. Ent e r ~d th e mil it ury s..:::rvi ce fr om Newark,
NeVI J ersey_ ,-

ROBERT M TilGGART 01314690 , Inf cntry, Fir st Li ~utcrumt, :"ntitank COmpMY,

179th I nfe ntry Re:gi m:mt, for go.lli ntry in .:t cti on on ·10 Dec emb er 1944 nOn!"
Re ichshoff en, Franc e . While rcconnoit Qri~ gun positi ons, Li..::u tc mnt To,ggo.rt . ..
e nc ounter ed fl.n ene my m.:lchinc g un cmplnc(;!OOn.t . Disr cgn.rding th o..! immedi :J.t e danger,
he crC'.wl cd fo rw<'. r d for ov er t hirty yn rds ~ n nd ' t h en s uc ces s fully kilOCkcd out the
enemy posi tion, killing f our a nd w ound~ three other s . Lieu t cmnt T.:!.ggc.rt t h en
p lnc...::d t he I!lt.'"1.chi n", gun i n .:t p ositi on n ff or dine; the best pr otect i on f or t ho unit s .
Hi s :1.ction l wd to th e routing of :1. pvnd ing .German c ount cr'attc. ck .:\n:l r efle cts brent
c redit on hims elf. Ent ered tho rn:r,lit.....rY 'service . . ..:f,'rom Mt. Hope, West Vir ginia _
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BIlLIE T H:Jt1'.rrr;K 3801"445 J L!edicci r,.epar~r.:~nt , F'riv::.te ro s t C~s=,
1iedio ll Ce"tachr:.cnt , lS7th Infantry ReciLent .
Ente r od the ITil i t~rJ s~rvice f r om Francis, OY~ahcrra .

ROBERT J M....XsON 39212141, YedicC'.l Department, F ri'late First C!as-"

Medic al Detachment , 1 57th Inf ant r y ReGiment .
Enter ed the military servi ce f r om Br emerton, i.3.shir..gton.

For gallant r y in action on 16 JaI\}l.3.r y 1945 nldar Reip erts\'Icillor, France .

In D. p')'" Qrful at;l ack enemy for ces succe~ded in i nfi ltr<lting positions held
by a r ifle compan!, and in the heavy con centrations of arti l l e r y Q.nd rocket
fi r e vlhich suppor ted t he a t tack, number o. s casual t i es were s ustained by our
troops . 70 reach the forward ele.'i1ents it.. " 5 necessary b cr oss two hundred
yards of open terrain covered b y machint1 Gun [!nu rocket fire , but f r i vate
H.:rdwick and F r i v.::.te Hn.xson "Ier e determine'J to bring much needed me:di cal aid
to the Hounded men . Ft.unrunt. throUGh th.:! heavy fire , they succeeded in
r e3chinc the co,np<l.n~· po:>itions . " f t';r administ e rinG ;'id , F r i v c.te Hc.rdwic k
end rrivete )!c.xson begun c VJ.cua.tiI1f; the men. Altht)u,eh c~ch t ri p f orced t hem
t') 1.<I),/c aeain G.cross U·,{; ':L!"-t;cr (tren .:>.nd expose thcr..se:lvcs to JX!ch i ne gun,
urtill ery .s.nd rocket fir o;;: , ':.h.:y 3uccecded in ce.rryir.t , seventeen seriously
w')und e:d soldiers to s:.fo,;"!".y . Private Hurdwick l s ~nJ l-rivata i<taXSon's r.:oural;e
and ,JeYo'ti'.)fi to d'lt.j' ref:ect credit u._nnther::sclves a n d tr.c.ir crgo.nization .

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