2nd Infantry Division - 1951 - General Orders 383 Thru 396

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2nd Infantry Division - 1951 - General Orders 383 Thru 396
2nd Infantry Division
Korean War Awards
General Orders 1951 383 Thru 396
Korean War Project Record: 2ID Generals Orders File - GO-122
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Records: United States Army
Unit Name: Second Infantry Division
Record Group: RG407
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AJTARD O~ T:HE ·siLVER STAR--By dire·o tton of.'· the President-' unc;ie:r tne
_prov1sio~s of the Ao.t of Congreas I apgro'V.ed 9 July: 1918' {Wij_aul 4-3'~ l~U8) I
and purst;an,t to authority in AR 600':..45, the . Silver Star for gallantry in
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FIRST LIEUTENANT QTtS _C LYpli; 0134;0~71, Infantry, Army·__ 'o-.t' < th~ United
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States,. ~eQut~:JtAt' 9ff·~cer: 1 Oom~any F·, 23<i Infantcy R.egiment.t 2d ' Infan:Gry
Divil,~~ , ~~~R~flfEt!\i"g&llantry i.b: ~Qt.fo~: agains.t an· armed enemy on 28 .Mii,y
1951,,-.tA . th! ~ Vioiii~tf ·of ,J:nje1 ltgre~ ., O.n thAt date Company .·F had sucoel!lll"'
fully ·a.t~~~kjed : flft~ e!t~.,.4et.~ :; 9ojeotive a'tld was assembling tO $~1; ·Up a 'p~~f- . >
~ete~ • s:e.cur.ity;.,d~~~~. : A ·large t'dz:c~ <>f enemy troops. was reporj;~d app~otoh•
ing f';rpii1, the I;et . · f~k. ~- J'ealh ing that a oountera.ttlok at this tim~ : would ..
thr~~ -~ ~j~l;rqlty ' of tlfsiT. riewly won posit_io!ls• Lieut~t ·tyj!Q;~. a.rme4. · .
wi_th ·, ... ~i~,:~pon a~d~ ~nfi gt.e nades.. set . 9,u~ , to delaY:"* 'the e.~e~.. ~-. W'1~~ , . , ··
oompl~et-l!IJR"e.,_;r~~~~9t' · llt~ . pt?_~,IJO!lal _s~t~t~, b,e ~9!~~o~d · ~-~t~ t~ "~!,l.ti(sJl!ijg -. · _ ,
em&;~~.y, . c~,p\itely efposifig hims<'lf to· their int_en·s·e a:uto'ma~iJr 'apd ~•II. arm$ · .
~ire. · Hurliug his · }Jand grenades and r .eturning fire fr'Qm hi$ ,own ·airtOIIUltic
weapOJ:l.: :L1e~en&~t:bJLynn singl'ehanoedly delayed th~ attack a..~d 'a 110.ed his
un~t" s~ffiqhnt::.ti:me to pre.~re. His unit repulsed the en•y>oo~tetattack"
in:f\ll.oting ;b,&t.~· ciUutilties on the .enemy witll a minimun of. l;~S'S to : his1"Wlit. '
His ce$'~ge,o\:is actions wer!:l an inspiration to all those who obs~l"''ed chim
refl~et ·v--~at .credit ~pon hiutself and the milit~ry ~ervice. , ' Efitered the mi~i. ,,
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United ·states, ·a membe.r of ~avy Mortar Co.mpany, 38th: r-n.f'tni~ry. a;e~iment, 2d · ,
, , Infantry J>~v~sion'; ,;,dtsplay~d)gallantry in ~oti_on: "'_on'a~ uay~. 1:951. ~ ·'tlae~· vic'i- ·
' nity ¥' ~t;l~ar~_,:~.J~~~·. A)!~fle ~'!-.ta}.ion, · s~pt>or,te? b;)"' ~, t~ f and.: ~ lllOr!~¥lls l'fer,e
tar ~ltl~:oon: wa,s . atfa~k~~g ,wh~~ · th~ tartk:,.cnlumn;:.. · d f'}te ··r.~.C:
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, ~-l:~e~ ,-oy ·~h_, ,,intpttt'~"::~:il"tl Q~· ,. well~ .~~mp~~a~~_a liz ing. th&jl ~.rth~~~e .,of i~;he ~~.f'fe.ns_ti',lf - ~&p,en ··"'· ·· on th9 ~t.t~, t:-e&UJGP.• .
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upon 'W~~b:· ~e ·olu't)~.ar~;-q d1J;J.ir)>E:Jta:tel~· ·a:gppt,ied. ·hi'GIS&'!lt to ....
in otder- ·~.t" direo't ~1the mor::t;a~ t:i.re- om the enemyr · · He· rEnUA1ne4..in this: expoaed ·
positioQ a~d ·o ontin.ued to :. djrect heavy . -morta:r fir.~ ~til t~ .: ~n~my ~s~eu•
tan:ks •ere& .ab:h~·, to.·.proc.eetl to· tll.eir t>bj~-oti,,ye. , . · W.n~ ,ga~;Lt\n-;tr.alized. and;"
tey, · iJt aottj . . t:fpltrye? by ti~u,~enant JVill\i'amStt :uet!:0q:t~ ~•e.f¢1f,cr~~.~t .~~R~' .
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. SECOND . LIE~ · CHARLES P KVC~YNSKI, 0226,SoOl, (the~ S$rgeant First
·Class) 1 Inf~, .Army· ·of.' -the· Un.itect Statesl a member of'' Company. .&-,. 9t.h .Infantry Regimeht, ·2d ' Intantty Df~ision~ displayea gal~~ntry, in : acti~n on 14
May 1951 in the vici-nity o~ Sagol, Korea.. On t}).i.a day CQm.J?.B.ny A W$S .on a
pat:ro~ into en~my tet;:rito!o/ when th':l~ ran into ·enemy rEr~istfinoe. ,. Lhut~t .
.tKuc·zynski• platoon' l'&&der, anq his .t4en .wereo. acting as right-- flank · ~eour,ity.
Althaugh· hi., platoon • s short two ~quads· , ·it engaged· ..th~ e~.emy • . 4rmed -•ith
a ·pistol• Lleutenant ~uazyqslci ltilied,.~thr"e ' enQ.my ·soldiers. ·..Hi~. eou:r~age ..
spurred his men ·on to repu1~~ ·~~·~ st~iirlOl':·,.!flemy: i:orce. Be~use·· o!' his expert l~a.d-ership ,and qggr~ss1.vene~s ~he coqmarty' s , route !J,f. wl.thdra)'(~l was not
.cut .off' • .'· Thi<s,•· outsta~dirrg· qtsplay o:f. ·galb.ntry ~ef;Lea~.a; great ..one~.~t -Upon
himsel!'./and the ,rililitaey service.' Entere4 the mil'itary,, serv~<le :f"J:"om 1n<t_~a.
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A7ARD OF THE SILVER STAR--By direction of the President, under the
provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July 1918 (TID Bul 43, 1918),
and pursuant to authority in Ar 600-45., the Silver Star for gallantry in
action is a·w·arded posthumous3:1. ~o the following named enlisted men:
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SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ERi:rEST A L.GGETT JR,. ER38627663, Infantry, Army of
the United States, a member of Company A, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry
Division, displayed gallantry in action on 17 May 1951 in the vicinity of
Panmegi-ri, Korea. On this date Sergeant Liggett's platoon was outflanked
by a large enemy force . To overcome the opposition, Sergeant Liggett personally led nvo counterattacks upon the enemy in the face of intense enemy
small arms and automatic weapons fire. He then held his new position until
his platoon had safely withdrawn to a more advantageous firing position.
When the enemy later renewed his attacks in force, Sergeant Liggett remained
behind until all of his men could withdraw. The gallantry in action and
heroic self•sacrifice of Sergeant Liggett reflect great credit upon himself
and the military service. Entered the military service from Texas.
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. SERGEANT LEONAR~L MOSIER~ RA17204665., I4'fantry, Un~ted Sta~ Army, a
membe:r of Company C, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry.Division, displayed
gallantry in action in the vicinity of Kunmul-gol, Korea, on.:;!fMay 1951.
On that date Company C was attacked by a superior enemy force and v;as slowly
being forced back by threats of encirclement and annihilation. Sergeant
Mosier, with complete disregard for his own safety, crawled from one friendly position to another through intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons
fire in order to inform all of his men of the expected withdrawal. Even
though so;ne of his col1l!'ades were surrounded by the enemy 1 he made his way to
them under the withering fire of the enemy. -iV'hile crawling through the enemy
positions, he fell mortally wounded. His outstanding courage and self-sacrificing de.v otion to duty and to his comrades vrere an inspiration to all who
witnessed this outstanding act of heroism. The gallantry in action displayed
by Sergeant :Mosier reflects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the military service from Texas.
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AL1EL C JACKL, ER55003128, Infantry, Army of the
United States, a member of Company I, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry
Division, displayed gallantry in action on 25 May 1951 in the vicinity of
Amdel-tone:., Korea. As his company was clearing high ground, it was subjected to a fierce enemy counterattack which drove it back.; Without regard for
his own safety, P_rivate Jackl held his position, and fought furiously against
the enemy. Locked in close combat with the enemy, he stubbornly defended his
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position and del.S.yed th ~ h?stile attack until he fell mortally wounded. '
Friendly artillery ~nd _ mQrtar fire broke· up the enemy ·att~ck and enab~ed the
company to resl.D.'Ile· its advance. The dauntless opurage displ~yed o~ · this occasion by PM.vate Jaokl . retleots great· credit upon hims.el£ and the mi-lttary .
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2d Infantry Division
APO 248 o/o Postmaster
San Francisco California
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GENERAL ORDERS
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Section I
AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL--By direction o( the President,. under
the pro:visi:ons of Executive Order 9419, 4 February .1944 (st;tC II, WD ·Bul ·3,
1944), and pursuant to authority in AR 600~45, the Bronze ,Star Medal with
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tions against. an ene~ of th~ United States .is awarded to the following
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. FIRST LlElJl'ENANT WlLLIAM T LlFFITON, 0201.8891~ Infantry, Army of the
United States, a membe~ of :company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry
Division c;listinguished himself by heroic achievement ~t Chaun:-ni, Korea on
18 May 1951. : ' On that date be was Exeoutiv~ Offi()ar of Company E which had
tha mission .o f covering the withdrawal of an inf'tfltry 'battaUon. Nearing . ·
the, close ot this aotion, the unit received orders to rejoin the main body.
Lieutenant ·Litfi~on voluntarily remained behind with 'two platoons .and aqsumed
t .he dual .mil$1on of continuing to cover the withdrawal and that of recO\rering .
the' w'oW1ded. · He waa ·.oan-pletely encircled by .the ene~y. With calm defermi- :
natio~ and .sOU;nd t"qtioal. judgment, Lieutenant Liffiton seleo~ed , the most
promising avenue of possible escape and personally led his group by this ·
rou~e 'under. ;4evastating enemy- small arms and automatic fire to final .safety
with a m.in,imum loss of life.. The heroic leadership displayed by Lieutenant
Litfiton · on . this occasion reflects great cre<iit upon himself and the military service. Entered the military service from Michigan~ · ·
S:entGEANT FtRST ·cLASS JoHN A AMBROSE, RA32386474, Infantry, Uriited State&
Army. a member of ComP,ELny H, 23d Infantry Reg~ent, 2d Infantry Division,
dhtinguiahe<l himself by heroic a6hieyemebt on· l4 February 1951 $n the vicinity o£ Chipy:ong-ni,· Ko~ea.. On that date he was a •chine gun squad leader
in an itU'Clntry ~it whi.oh was un~e:r heavytat'f:;aok by a numerically ·superior
enemy force • . During a p~s-e or 't his aotion, Sergeant .'Ambrose 'saw a member
of' ·hi.s l!qu•d · hi't .by "'nPY tlr,t?. and . f~l~. t9 th~ ·g,ro~~·· . Disr•p,r~ipg b.is .
personal sat-ety, Sergeant· Ambrose ~d~atEU.y 'left his pos~tlon and ot'o ssed
_over open :t~rr.•J.p,~..:t>l~l:c,e;te<i b-,1, ln~tt»se .,$~11 arms and au.tomatio We,.f-P9~S fir~,
to. the side of the. -.ounded man• D~spit6 tbi.s continuous enemy fire •. he · picked. up ·his JrOWlded oomta.di _and. returned· him. ~o a · oom~ratl....,el~ sate · area,
where he wa:s given me~iof-1 treatment and eva~uated• · The heroic action o£
Se~geant Ambrose on ~hia· ocoaBion ~eflects · gr~~ cr~~it . upon himself~ the
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States Army, -~ membet ofl "Company E,, 23.d Int~ntr,~ Reg,b lent• ,2d Intantry Dividon, di:Btinguished· hims~lf, by he,roio· aohiEt~mept OJl 18 -t 195~ ·tl·" ar. Chaunfighting a rear guard
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GENEUL ORDE;RS
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' ~W:ARP OF TEE BRONZE STii.R MEDAt--By direction of the PreddEmt;, ·.u nder
the provisions of Eiceou't ive ' Order 9419,. 4 February 1944 (sec ·II, WD 'aul 3,
1944), and purswtnt to authority in AR 600-45,. the Bronze Star Medal with
Letter !!y1l device ·f or he;-oic aohievem.ent in connection with military operations against an, eneiny of the United States is aw~rded te , the · foll~ing
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SERGEANT THELBE..-q,T A NONLIN, ER.57400056, Infantry, Army o:: the 'j]nited
Stat.es, a member of Company E, 23d Infantry Regimen-t;, 2d Infantry- Division.,
distinguished himself by heroic achievement on 18 May 1951 .~n the vicinity
of Chaun•ni, .. Kor.ea. Oil tpat date he wa~ leading .a. machine, _gun squad that
was covering the withdrawal of the 2d Battalion, ·ztd Infantry Regiment which
was under heavy attack by .a numerically superior 'enemy. When Se.r geant Nowlin
spott$0. an ene_my ·machine gtm which wa:s slowing the move#lent of friendly -~·~ ·
trbops~ h~ imniedl~tely lett h~s ~ov:~red pQsition, · and., ot"ept along .a ridge :.
under :a.· ~ur4~:ro!).~~-~hi'Hi of ·enetjiy fire~ and placed l}.imself ip a P.Ositi?n from
which lie was able to aeiiver acourat.~ and effective fire which }de~troyed ·
oomplet'el~ . th~ enemy tnaot:-ine gun and killed or wounded ·three enemy. The
heroic· action o:f " ~ergeant Nowlin on this occasion reflects great credit upon
himself a.nd; the .tdlitary serviQe. Entered the military servi:oe from . Texas •
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United States·, a member of Company· G, ~3d Infantry Regiment~ 2d}nfantry
Di;v:i'sion., dis1;1nguished himself by h~roio achievement on 2 June 1951 1 in the
vioi't!:~¥ of',' !pJe;,l~or:~a_. .. On , ~ha..t ~~~ ,.he .we:s .:.a ,IJlemb·eJ;" .'df an . ini'~~~~Y, p,l8.to~n
whiQli ·bad' the mbS;l,OP oi' . destroyilfg en·emy. · posftibns' .t o ·'th~. ~eft £'lank of the '
domp,ihy ' sectc>r-:~~"!{pproachi.ng _its oojao~ive, , the. p],at.oon~ ll:a.s.~ sub~oted :to .
heavj(~utoD¥ltio and : small -arms fire'# wnioh effeqtively halted its advance•
Pri.'Vtl.~_e . P~a.zz~~"a.~t~~~~h wound«:'d, ~urther expo~edj' hl~se.l_t'.apd, phar~ed . :the .
ene~ PP.sUion,·"'~J!lp~oyi~g -~rching ·,rirtn, "· ~UJ·.7 s~~oEr~~.f:\tUY pin~e.d ·· ~}\e:', ¢neJD.f · r
do9m· il.naAi~nable'<f:(the 'platoon ·'td' ad~iidl'f .'a·rf~·~s~tilftrss£~1tyn~ob1pllt1t~ ·' ~~:s '·l!i·hsfOn ~
The unde.unted oilurage displayed by PriVe. te ·Piazza' re.fl~c:e·s :g reat' :<ir'e di t · upon~·
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vicinity of Chaun-ni, Korea. On that date Company E was withdrawing t ·o more tenable .posittons wliile under heavy attack by -q,_numeri.e al:ly s~perfor eneiDf:·
foroe~ Private Potter s~~ttad a g't:Ol,lp ·ot' enemy ~p~ops ·in ':·a • Gtra,~-~g~_o pos.i;•
tion obtnptetely i'doininatirig the · rout~ ·or.with~awa,1 •. ·With oomr>lete disregard
for his personal Gafety, Private ' Potter exposed himself and t:;ohoentrated
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the provisions of Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (sec II• WD Bul 3,
1944), o.nd pursuant to ~uthority in AR 600-45, ·the Bronze Star Med~l with
Letter ~ device for heroic achievement in connection with military operations again~t an anomy of the Uh~ted States is awarded to the following
nwmed enlisted menr
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SERGEANT. STANLEY E BUCK JR, ER13280#7, (then Private First Class),
Infantry; Army of the United States, a member of Company L; 23d Infantry
·R egiment, 2ci Infantry ·D ivision, distinguished himaelf ·by horolc !lChievemont
on. 10 April 1951 in the vicinity o.f Hwaohon Reservoir, Korea. On thnt do.te
infantry company engaged in oaitbat operations against
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the enemy~ · During o. dawn atta·ck on a strongly fortified enemy position. his
pla~o~ _ was momentari~y p~ed d~n by extremely .h eavy small arms fire"· 1"
Withbut·.t.hought for his. personal · safety, he rushed :through this .b&,\il of qn~
fire to an exposed position· from · which he was ab.le to bring effective flanking fire with his automatic· rifle upon the enemy empla.caments, oa,using ' them
~o ro~uoe their fire. Hi.s a9tion greatly aided the ~n.tan;try pla,t oon to reg~in the offensive and resulted in the successful seizure of th~ objective.
T~ heroi.a oonduc:t of. Sergeant, Buck rf~fleots gr~at . credit 'upon hil!lself a.nd
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of Company;·E, 23d Infantry Re~iment; 2~ Infantey, ~ivision. distinguiShed
himself by heroic achievement ·on 3 June 1951 in tM ·vicinity ot Inje. Korea.
Due ;~ the inten.sity of eneiliy fil~e ,tran a.' ,.oq~no ~ g~ emplacem~nt. his lead
. squad was ,p~rie~ 1down ··and ~a:~le to "'d-v:anoe .as a. unit. · "Corporal Hill• with
compl:ete disregard, tot his p~rs,ona,l -atetyf singl~h,a.nde41y assaulted the '
enemy i~sitio,n with. r'/le ,~d"' ~ri,<ti t;r~!lade, ·f i;f.e , ..~esi:royi~g. the am~l.~~ement ·
an.d k~l ljig a ·n~bef , o£ t~119f ~.• :<•· lJb •ft~f'l~~s ~ourp.ge , ~sp.ired h18' co;mr~~es
to rener1 their attack and so ·ovamhelnl the enemy ,that llUlny surr~ndeNd while
others withdrew. in.· aom~lete disordeto, tliereby, e~ling h;s· unit to ·· seiZe its
objective. The hQJ:'oio"Act1onf 'displayed. by, ,OQI"por~l .Hill on this oo~s~.'on,
reflect ·great, credit upon himsl'lf ,and -~he milita~y. service •• , Entered the
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distin.gui:s·h~d himself by,·h6r·o tr o.ohievement op :2'1f~Y 1951,· in., t,heJr viC:~ity
of' Inje 1·)<:or~. Oh tlult dat~ 1 he VIas a member of_ A.Ji -·w .t antr;r .~1~' w~ich yms
ndvancing to new positiontJ to the north. During t)lts. adva.nce it was neces•
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•OneJD¥ machine g~ orOI\{Sfir~ ihich ~unqed an ~it{on 1;>ellr~l1' .al:ld,,eal,lBod
him .to- tumbl~ · into tho s~ream~ ·Withc,>Ut .roga.r.d ' for· his persqnal so.tot,y, JTiw.te Ew.~a diveg U!.to the s~r~cun a.nd ros,ouod t~e wound~d - eoni,ra.d~, ®ieying . ·
him to a ~~oe o£ oompara.tive s~rety wh~re he oDuld _be tr~tod a.nd ovnoua.ted.
His oo~eou~;~ deed 'lltldoubtoc:ily sa.ved tho lifo of tho wound~d ma.n. Tho heroism .a.nd · dovotio~ .•tq ·a: wound9d oo~o.de d~splay'd r b.y · P;r,.vate' ~n~ reflect ·
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AWARD OF THE BRONZE · STAR MEDAL-:By direction of the President, under··
the provisions of Eieoutive Order 9419,- 4 February 1944 , ·( sec II, WD Bul 3,
1944), and IN.r~Wu1t to ~uthority in .AR 600-45, the Bronz.e ·star Mecb.ll with
L. ette~ "V" ciev:lo.e for hero'ic o,<)hiev'ement in connection wi"?h military operations a~inst an enemy of t}J.e. Un.i ted State.s is a.w.arded. to the following
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of Campany E; 23d rntantry Reglmen'Ji, Zd Infantry '
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vicinity: ot Cha:tJn"-n:i., !tore~• On that date he was a Jl8!1lber of an Wantry
platoon which· wa.s attempt·ing to reach friendly lines atteF being out pf'f
frorri theU: ~CD~y .bY ~m~ : ~orces. As the grouP: moved up .a narrow :a,,_ ~y
were :-lvrFiald:-:' by"' a la~ge · enemy patrol, and subje~ted >to ·iJitense small arma,
and a~tic yeapons .tire. Wit.h out regard for hi,a ~ers'orial safety, Pri.;Jate
Oid.oni ·wlunteere4 ·to r•iri to the rear of the platoon to act as a rear .
guard W.hile. the others oont.inued the~ withdrawal. His acourate .rire undoubtedly iJ:it·U.~ted enemy _casualties an~ kept the enemy forces from olosi,ng
in. His platoon returned to ··~i.endly lines witnput casualties, The unda\mted courage,•ot Prlvate Cldoni reflects gr'e at credit upoh himself and
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AriAy'.o't the Urlited Statee. •. 1\; member ot 118di,eal .. O'oml)IUly, 2·3d lnfant~ Regi,.; "
ment, 2d Infantry Divia1:on,_1 distiligui$bad hims&lt by heroic· -.ohiev•ent ori
3 June 1_951 near Inje• ~otea. OJi that date h..e was a medical aidll!an •ttaohed.
to C~l B, ~d :!f"S a.;co,cm~tlnt ld~ platoon 1li "ita atta.~ o.n .a .h ill t .e na. o~qu,ly ·dtf~de'4 ~Y:.-~ .~~-il~~4t·:det~~ned an~ n"er~-~~t sup~!':l?r:. e.nemr
toroe. ~ ttie p).a.toOl) engag!d· t~ . ~., ~d, the, ru-e · tic~ . 1n~•·4t~ .~ .
lnteJidtf.- fio·'t~cdet..'f:eU · _ottittC*l~y. wo•de~.· \llt~ --·~• · •W>jeote<l
to a; terriri<r volae ot· en~ til'e, ~s;vate Fielda.-'ritb ·~l~ . di&regard
for 'his ~raon~l ctaatett1 Ud~11-t4't~i1t mo~ t'~d ··~~ terrain .to
the · aide bt ~he. :fdunded; menl . t~1niltel'~d · t:trs·•"\t«. ad'd i,ilila1Jle,d ~h t'hflll!l ·
. unttl 't~ i«#r• ~· r~tu~ d .'. t~ jat.ty.' ..lt4~ ' heroic :;a~tion . e.tld .:ou~st~dtng . dev~­
tion ~t:f ttzty r~rl~ot great . oredlt J~~bn - ~elt and t ,be ]Jl.i litary sen~oe.
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Regtment 1 #d Intantry Di~is~on, distinguished nLnself by h8r~ic acH!e~ament
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the provisions of Executive Order 9419, -4 February 1944 (seo II, WD Bul 3,
1944), nnd pursuant to aUthor·ity in AR 600-45, the Bronze . Star. Medal with
Lotter Rf" device for heroic achieveme~t in connection with military opera. tiona against an enemy of tha United States is awarded to the following
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Army Medical ~ervioe.·Ar.my:, or the united St~tos, a member of Medical Company,
9th In.t'antl'iy· Regiment, 2d Infan-try Division, distinguished himself by heroic
achievement on 2 June l95l •ill the vicinity of Inje, )Corea. On that day the
1st :B~ttalion of the 9t~ Infantry Regiment was · engaged i-n securing Hill 461,
v4len••the- enellij", la~ched a fUr.ious co~terattack~ ~.-e. rgeant Weath~rhead,, ~ ·
charge of the rorwatd ,oatt,lion aid station, hastily orgahized oarry~g· pa'!tties 1A.nd litter teams to .carry the many wounded from the hill. With disregard ~o! his own saf'ety·, . he mad~ numerous trips up the hill thi-o~h; the intense en~ mortar o.nd s~ll .arms fire to administer f'irst aid and direct
wounded mep to the collecting point at the base of the nill. This action
s~ved ~any ~1 ve$ • Th8 he.r o io ._a ctions , off' ~ergean~- 1'(_eath.erhead reflect · great
credit ' \lpon himielf and the· military servicee . ·Ent'ered the 'milit.a ry service
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member of Com~ny G, 9th·, Infantry Regiment~ 2d Infantry Division, distin•
guished'~self - by bero~o ~ahi8Vement on 6 Septembor 1960 in the vioinity of
Yongsan, .Kor~a. ~ :On that' day, during · the hours O:f -~mess, C~any G 'was
order ad !'
~del"gQ~g·l.."a.ok·s .1),.~-~~~rRng e~~ ·,i19roe. ' "!be>.t~s.t ' pla.t,Qon
to ~o:ve olos!J" to -t~~~ner p:Y,.toonsic :'• · dietan~• - ~~- ~~ ~~· · ._ DUring 1;pe
move t~ ~ • • ~'Qy. (l: luge tina.tical 'el'l~Lrl:toroe ~ , $1p,c~ it ,J.n
hand~~d ~~._ ltealbing hi~ .. importance •• tl\8 ~to O,.rat.or tor
. the first pla-~ DD't ~i'4Jl; . ~tkof't r.;uain~d· in ~;cpcued p<)~?ltion, ..ooordiM:tin'g two·~ •'*~'' ,_q ~~} -.ct~q~-. pol1tin~<l 1 h~ ·Jp,ove~ with the P.llltoon lea•
der., althotigh ·unab.lo 'tcf ,pr.otcu,-t . ~elf: .d~e t _o ~h~ -~lieavy radio. ·. Corporal · ·
La.tkof'f went forward 1tith, the . torwurd eloniants of the asae.ult as t}Je first
platoon JJAttted -tdr the hl,lJ. i'rOIJl whi.oh the ~-incier' ot the company: had been
driven. Corpora.l Latkotfta radio · -v;a:s t,he only E¢t'e.o t\va means of calling for
l"eint'orcqmf)nts an.d. ·suppli:e s _to hold the hill }?ef'.ore tho enemy.launcned a. . ~
o,o~terJ1t-to.~k. -The he'l'oic ,a otions of. QoJ"poral Lo:~?f.f' re~leot ~r~· crc;)dit
UP.()r;\ h;im.el:f' l dn'd :pho m~li.,~Pr' servi9e•,, Epter~~ . ~~$ -m.~·l~tQ.~~ ; serviO"~ from
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;;· CQR.iPORAL DONALD A "LOGANi M29734501~ llifantry~ Vnited States · Army, a
. member .of Company· .G, ·.~n ;r.nr~n<t11~. R;~ginre!lt, ..?~ Infantry;_ Dir~si.oq, dis,:biq-:.
guished himseolf by herpio acfl:,ievemant . on '18 1vlay 1951 :~~n .th;e': Vicinity .of
Chorj"tWl,~hi, ·Korea. :,:·9n>tha.t'· daJ( Company G. waf? <J:mgag~~· in .a·d ·i :re I:ig;ht· wit~
an enemy tha~.. wai we).1 ...~epured_..~ . I+ea~ily fo:rti~~ed .and entr~nched position::!.•
The company was abruptly halted in its adva:noe by fire from · atl, ·enemy ·heavy ·
machine gun.. ·Corporal Logan, a ·.·s,q uad leader,, showing oUtstanding co~age
and disregard for his. own sa,t'ety,, crawled wi~hin throwing distano'~ of the
gun emplacement. : ·with a.maz irig ~ accuracy he threw .a h.arid ·grenade · directly into
t ,h e entrenchment•" dast'toying.: the1maohine gun.t His .· Aotie?:n ~ enab~ed. . ;bh~ . cO}tlpany
tp,, go forward a.):l,d :;ruoc.e ssfully. assault . its objeQtive. · Tl;le lives of ~ny .men <
were saved by the lier.o ic act oil CorporAl· Logan~'· T·h is ; outstandiilg· perfoJ;'lllanoe .
of he;rois.m ~ and devotion· to dut\1, i'ef·lects . gre.atb ~Qr,edit-, upon. h:i,m~elr ..and tile
military servJoe. Entered ~he Illilitary serv\oe. .t:r~m Micl:ligan. · . .
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OF TEE SILvmi. STAR-•By .direction of the President~ u.nder the .
provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July. 1918
and pursuant to authority in _AR - 600-45, the Silver Star
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displa;rlild p,l::J.ant~!' i:n ,a9-tion pn ·18 tfs.Y 1!)51 in the vicinity .of' Cha1;Ul:-ni, '
Kore~... ·On ·th&t qate he was .l eading a machine gun section in support .of a
rifl$ ' company engag~d in a fierce fire fight with a nlllilerically · superior
E?nemy foroe. ·· Th;e e~emy forced Company H to withdraJ and threat·e ned to over ..
run i>the,r friendly units. Realizing the seri~usness of the rsituation. and ·
unmin'dtul af a painfUl ·,.-ound he received at the outset of this·' aotion.a Ser.gee.nt Ambrpse sklllfully deployed his section, directing an!i leading them '
in ei'f&cti.Dg .e.oourate tire which inflicted lieavy enemy casualties and ·s towed ' '
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C,dapany ~~ ~3d In:t"antry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division,
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displ;a,yed gallantry in aoti~ ~ . S June 1951 in the vicinity' ot In;Je~ Jtor~.
On t•t qate Cc:a~ny lnlB a't;tao~ing w~l •e;ntrenqhe4 enemy po~it~ons~ ~
en-.;v;rJll&chine ·gu.o. fire.. wtt~his t-liltocm •a· suddel!ll~-- P · :<lo.m .1)~
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liri!' c~t~r .firQ~ 'Jt"s -.'e.o~~it;~ t~~ W.a difeotl1 .reapons1'ble tor 1ilen~~
in& epe111y- ~ti1?ions :e.qd al.l owing, his . platosm ;,:t~ •.adve.n.Qe .. . Sert,eant Bt\ker, 'tP:n
a f'i.Jl1Pol Wort ''t o .oblutne olb elY, ,tlie ehdy ~attions • ·moved fotwar4 itito ·
open terraill but waa aer1ously'·wo'Und8d. He refused to leave until be had
organiz~d the defense ' ot the. 3ecur~d objebtiye~ tha inspirinC leadership .
and pllant oondU.ft o:( Sot>g~t, Baker on thb~ OCC?ll'Sion, reflects great credit
upoJl ,tiilttaeli' and the, mil,i,tary. sprv1ce~ Entered, th~{military serv:ioe· fr~
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member :.of -lte~WU''ter,s Comp$.It~ • .2~ Battalion. ' 2'3d...:tnfan:J;ry, Regiment_, 2d In•
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of Cbaun-Jll~ Ko~e~. · _·Qn iJha.'b." date th'e 2q Battalion 'was engaged · in o. defen•
· siva aoti~n aga.inQt . -.n_•:o:v;el'l'f,lle,~mtpg. pwn~er .of; ~n~~}'Pr<f?Q,-' . Th.e ~emy had
establiShed flanking popitions· an.d were infiltrO.ting the battalion perimeter. Realizing tlie dapger of tho. bo.ttedion command post being ovorr:un , b'y'
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. the ,~, · aer.ge~~~ Wll~tl!l q~~.q~ly or~aq~_ze~ a ;~J~qll@.:,d .~n,.d., lo~ ~t
}lig~ go:und a~ovo. :t,he ,Cc-.w.nd rP~st~ . AL~hough. the a.t"oat wo.s subJootod to in' ·tona&, on&ny' aute&ntiQ ~aapons ~nd small nr~ t'ire• he ::atillfull~.. deployed
·'~, the "f$1\lCl~ 14 an ~~£~p.~i~~ .P~q~~g po'~~~on•.,. ~d 4ire,o~e4f.its f'~ro,. ~~- .
fli~tug heavy. onem.x ons.~~Ji 'tmdi ;~l,~ing the en.Qmy, adVa.noe • .Dur1ng ·
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fire whilo .J~O:v).ng f,,Cf!tl ,9Jlo ·p~si~.ion to anothl)r an·co·~~.ih~ ~is ~on .to .uoater ei',torts•. A~ n: r~sult. ' or his hero-io a~tions.,, the ·anomy Wa.s lullt·e d long
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provisiona ~~ ~the 4ct ,o.f Congress, approved 2 July 1926 . (WD Bul a, 1926),
and ~suant to . a~thority iri AR ~-00-45, the Soldier's ·Medal tor heroism not
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Kor.. . OQ , 1 J'anuary 1951. On this ®te Sergeant Millar. was attached· to a
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W.&s 1 "-toppfd .~n ·~ : rail sidi.ng,. a soldier was . strudk by e. tra;in trav.el:ihg ·on ·
t~ Xl,ext track. · The injl.lred ·spldier, att~pt.ed to crawl under the 'wheels ot
the 'aoving t~ain.. Sergeant Miller rtJshed to his siltie and struggled to pull
tlie·,lfdUl to s~.ety • .:·· During the struggle Sergeant Miller was also si;ruOk by
the ~!lin• b~ eueoeeded in holding t)l~ man ~ree till: the. trai~ had ~~ss~.
Realidng tbe danger, a of s.truggling witlL.a delirious man who might have , ) 1
thrown him beneath the train's wheelS,- Sergeant 'K1ller risked his life in
a suooess.t'ul attemp_t t 'o save another manta· l~e· · The courage df'splayed on
this occa~ion py Sergeant ~iller ra.flacts great credit upon himSelf and the
military service. Entered the ·.military s.ervioe from Tenness.e o.
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the ptov~sion~ of .Exequtbe . Orde~ 9419, 4 Febtuary '1944 <•(:to' II, 11)- Bul 3,
,1944) ,, ani! pursuant
authority .in AR G00-4Q, the Bronze Star., 'ue~al ~it}l. ­
Lette~;t ifV" Q.evioe for her<>ie .achievement i~ conneoti.on with miUtacy o~e~­
tions agJ-1nst an enemy , o~. t .he l,Jnited States is awa~ded to the ,:f'oll:<M'ing
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Dqring the -night an av&nrhell'Ding
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t~ s~ro~ded tank Priv:ata. I.tioey ,foug~t over nine hours before retixo:lng
. aome ~1ight m~~~~ to Jl~. triendly pos~tigna. :~•-· • rep~lt ot this act~on an
est~t,f;td, 2~0 . e~eJ!lY. !Qre _,kUl.~~ - ~d;.tJle • et\.emY.'j;wa'l del~pd lon~ . eno~n :·to
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to duty displayed by ~i~tct ~ YtO'f' rfJ:.~e~· · great 'Oredi1:' 1 upo~ . lWUelt oancL ·
the mi-l itfll'Y sirvioei Ei.l~eted· the mtlltary service t"rCIIl )'ennsylvani~• ·
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GENERAL ORDERS
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Section I
AW4RD . OF THE SILVER , STAR--By direction. of the President, under the
provisions of the Act of Congress- approved 9 July 1918 (WD Bul 43, 1918),
and pursuan~ to authority in AR 600-45, the Silver Star for gallantry in
action is awarded to the following named officer and enlisted mens
FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE K WILLIAMS, 01315886, Infantry, Army of the
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United States, a member of Headquarters Company- 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry
Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, distinguished himself by gallantry in action
on 1 &eptember 1950 in the vicinity of Am-dong, Korea. On that date Lieutenant Williams, with a group of men of his company, was repairing a supply
lirie immediately to the rear of one of the rifle · comphnies of his battalion.
The rifle. company was under heavy enemy" pressure, and the entire sector was
under full observation of the enemy as well as intense hostile small O:n'hs, . ~·
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nnnnunition and was\ threntened with being overrun by the numerioo.lly superior
opponent unles1 its ammunition wus replenished without delay. Infprmod of
this situation, Lieutenant Williams, with the assistance of a few men., immediately loaded a truck with ammunition and unhesitatingly guided it forward to the beleagured unit. When tho p~oximity of tho enemy and the intensity pf the hostile fire pt'eolud~d any ft"!rthcr p:r;ogrc:S$ by vehicl-e, Lieu-.
tenant Williafns loapod to the .ground and; r'linning through the fire concentrated on him, carried the ammuQition to tho .fonvnrd positio~s. With hi&
helpers he then courage.o usly joinod .the defe~ding unit. in its ·f ire .right•,
Its fire power thus . bolstered, the uriit suocecded in holding its .ground and
preventing the enemy from overt'm;ming the friendly positions. The · gallantry
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Army of the ·United St~tes, a . mo~bqr of the 2d . Reconnni~sance. Compa.ny, ,2d
Infantry Division,· displayed gp.Un.ntry in i:q~tion on 14 ·February l951 in the ·
vicinity of Q.ho.um-ni, Koren. On ·14 February 1951 . the 2d RoconJ;lai~sanoe Com~
pany, with an a.tt~ched rifle company i established a perimeter around ·the
· tow~ . of Chaum-ni • . Tho porimeter was ..attacked by a numerically superior on.emy fo'rce. After several hours o.f fighting, th~ position . became . tintemable
and a withdrawal of the company was ordered. Sergeant -PraskO: was · designated
to drive a truck ahead of a personnel carrier lori.~edwithwounded. Tho escape route he hAd to follow was commanded on both sides by the anomy~ who
o.ttacked the column in ,small groupa, using automatic weapons and rifle "tire.
Sergeant Pra.ska continously repulsed those a.ttack~··.,'iit:h : intense and (!.ccurate
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mnohine gun fire~ He was constantly exposed to enemy fire, but suooeodod in
leading his vehicles to safety, thus saving the livos of the wounded men in
his charge. The .gallantry displayed by Sergeant Pra~ka reflects great credit
upon himself .a nd the military service. Entered · the military service from li.··
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Q'ORPORAL RICHARD J SCHAFFER» ER12·24625Q, Armor.1. Army of the United
Sta.tres, a. member of tho. 2d . R~~o.~':lai~~.~~?~, C?mpany,_, . ?d Inf'nntry Division; di pln;y-e~ gallantry iQ.ncti.o~ f';~~~~~ ~ 1 9t~~fk~,pnemy on 14 February 195l · ;tn· .t he
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town of Chaum:-ni • . 4:h the ~i:mo o£ the attack by an enemy .f'o:r:oo of esti.Jlo.tcd
regimento.l size, CqrpornL Schaffer was repairing communfco.tions to tho .
positions on tho poi.-:ilneter~, W1lilo· approaching a machlno gun positipn on the
nortp.oast edge of the trnm, he, together with tho machine gun crow, ·wns subjecte<;I to intense uortar and heavy autonuitic .woo.pons f'iro. Soo.ing that all
mernb~rs ·o.r...the gun crew had becm wounded, ho ran under heavy oross,f.ire . to
tho Illllchine gun and put ~t into action. He repulseci several enemy attacks#
killing an est:i.mat~d 10 of tho .eno.my• When his a.r.un.unition r~achod a· dangerously low point, ho held tho. position by using hand grenados with great
ef'r'ect~ Whon r01iof' finally arrived, Corporal . Schaf~r proceeded to oyacu-!
ate 2 seriously wounded members of the .gun crew • . Through his defense ,of' th~
position, the . company was q.ble to withdraw. to s.a f'ety. The gallantry .<:li§·played l?Y Corporal Schaffer reflects grea.t credit upon himself anct tho military\,
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Sect ion I
Kv7ARD OP THE BROUZE STAll MEDAL..-By direction of the President, under
the provisions of Executive Order ~419, 4 February 1944 (sec II, WD Bul 3,
1944). and pursuant to authority -in AR 600-45 1 the Bronze Star tfudal wi~h
Letter "V" device for heroic achievement in connection with military opera ...
tions against an enemy of the United States is awarded to the following
named enlisted .ment
·· CORPO~ FRl!ID C SCHOENER, ER42254306, Infantry, A.rmy of the United States,
a member of' Heavy Mortar Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division,
distingui~hed him.d elt by heroic achievement on 14 FebruarJ• 1951 in the vioi•
nity of YongnWmmi, Korea. On that day the company was~moving to n~1 positions
when it ran, into a_ r·~~d block manned by a large enemy force. -The enemy inflicted numerous casualties on the friendly forces with machine gun and' sma~·
arms fire. Corporal Schoener 1 with utter disl"eg!l,rd for his own safety, imme· '
diately jumped from the truck int.o the .hail of enemy fire to pick up his. fallen comrad~s. This quiok action ·by Corporal Schoener saved many lives. The
heroic actions ~nd selfless devotion to duty and his comrades displayed by
Corporal Schoener reflect great oredit upon himself and the military service.
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.. PR!VA'rE FIRST 1 CLASS EUreR L BURCH, ER3590667l~ . In£'antry, · Army of the.
United States, a ~ember of Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion~ 38th Infantry
Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, distinguished himseit by heroic achievement
on 16 and 17 May 1951 in the vicinity of ,Saorang-ohi• Korea.· The 2d Battalion
vra0.· on an qutpost in front . of tne regimental main . line. of reststano~. Its ··
misSion was to delay the enemy as long as possibl~ and to withdraW slowly 'be.;.
hind tqe. -~~ lipe. of ro,aist~ncEJ; . Priyat~ Burch~ a Jee~ driver asaigne4.·to .. ·
the operations section, · lJiilder rep~ated trips -to .t~e base ot a ' bitterly oo.Ateit··
ed hi_l l, ;to 'l!l.rry _,~~i~,i.o~ -,.~!lg. ·~:va~;tate the. w~und·~~ · l)espi~e .e ne.J!I3" ar~illery /
and· au:bome.tio .w'!apona fll''&, ·!le ~ohtinued to· resupply- aJIIIIltmit1on; thougli it ·.
requjreq driving OVer: a :h~trqv, i ··01,1l"Ving road upder qonditiOJlS Of total dil.t'k~
ness, Priwte 'Bur·oh · voiunta'f'iJ.t 'rotu~nei:f a oompahY: 'bomniandEn••' whd h£d -~en .
woun·4 ea, _to ·.~h.e line' encountering fire frOm. the enemy who. hlid moved \tpon the
ridg~s · overJ!ooking t'he road. He· oontinued _carrying· "V"itally needed ammunition
to the line.. The' heroiSlll in action d~splayed by Prh·ate Buroh ·r eflects great
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Army, a memb.e.r .of Company E, " 38th Infantry Regiment, , 2d Infantry'- Division,
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On that date Private McCann ivas · a member of the ri.f'le ·
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numerically suP-erior enemy forco. As the company ad\fanced upon the objective
it suddenly cc.:me under intense automatic weapons fire from the ,enemy positions.
· Realizing the seriousness of the ~ituation 1 Private McCann unhesitatingly
rus11ed, foryvard t~ough the,' ihtsnse enemty .fire to "a po;iition from '"1vhich he'
could place effective fire ~pon t4e ·enemy. His quick th~nk:i:ng and a:ccurat:e·
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M~Cann refle.o ts great creaft: upon himself and the military ·service. ·Eritered
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GENERAL . ORDERS .
NUMBER
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4 August 1951
. Section I
AWARD OF T!JE BRONZE STAR MEDAL---By direction of the President, under
tlie provisions · of Executive :Order -94l9 1- 4 February 1944 (sec II, WD Bul 3.1944), and pursuant to authority in .li.R 600-45, the Bronze Star Medal with
Letter "V" .devioe for heroic aohieiremont in o9nneotion with military operations against an enemy .of the 'United States is a~ardod to tho following
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St'a:U:es; ·a rilombor of Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion-, 38th. Infantry
· Reg'lm.ent, : 2d Inf'antry- Division, distinguished · h~solf by horoic achievement ·
on :30 lfay 195l ' in ··the' vicinity of Injci., Kore.a . On thnt~date, Lioutena!lt
Dettweiler: wa~ motor officer in oh.v.rgo -of a convoy transporting a ·'rifle oomp~y to its ba·~o U:pon COl\lpletion of a· patrol mission. : Wh~n :(;he :convoy cittomp(
ted . to dr<>s.s a .ford the first · truck was flooded out. It was discovered thtit,
t .he swollen river had ris~n to such an oxtont that the trucks could 'not cross.
With complete indii'.ferenoQ ·for 'the enemy mortar fire falling in tho 4roa,
· Lieut.onant Dottwei.l er cabnly dirocte~ his drivors in setting up a defensive
perim.etot< around tno ford. II'& then joined his men in retrieving the flooded
trucks from . the , r ivor. After fi:ve hours of continual lo.bor under houvy fire •
1'-e'litano.nt Dottweiler ·and his drivers succeeded' in driv1ng ·the vehicles a•
cross th~ do.ngerously swollon sifroUJII.a· 1 Tho heroism: in action arid outstanding .·
tende~ship displnyod by LieutenO:nt D~:titweilor on this occasi-on reflect grout
credit· upon himso1f . !lAd the milito.cy s,ep~~oq- , Entorod tho mil:itary service
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A:1;ro:y• a mombor ... of Company G• ·sa~h _;Infa:n,tty Rogi.me~t ~ 2d Infantry Divis ion, .
dlstingu~sl;-e<i,~hi.n!.s'eJ;f Pf;· heroic· aolli~?y~on~ . q~ 24 ·1Jny ;.~51 _ in . the : :Vic:!.nit~ · .
dt .A:ro.em.:~.df.\:11 -"!tbrea. Oil that dO.ta Pr:~.-vo.to Broau:x:; n6t:~.trg o.s plA~oon laa.dor 1
hD,d tho m:h~ioh . of: ,seoUf"ing '·iln pp·emji.oQo:up;iad hi~l .. .· As : lJ.~ }+·n_d h.i-s ~-pl,p.~oop 1•
ndvanbod upon "the ob.jaot.!ve1~ ·:bhdj( suddenly,·.o~m9 . under '. lion~. grenada .·~d auto~
nuitic '\venpons'· f'iro 1fro~·.tlie- wo1~:.:oliti"enoho~ .enemy.-. Disregt\.:rdi:n.ei' his~~· ~wiL; .,
safety,· -~ivo.to B;roo.ux f-ully: expd-so4 }:l:bn$ol.f' to·. the in~'onso · imomY. '. i~U!e o.nd '.
brought continuous, a·ocurri.te ,;rifle· fire upon tho enemy p.o sitionaf This Jl.Otion
by Pr1wte$Bro1iui'· encouraged. hid !comrc.des' to move ·'.tcl:'Wllrd;. -. J:or.c ing the eriamy,
to retreat f'roni th<iir ·positions.--·.' Private Breaux '-m-s tho first man to roo.oh ..
the objeoti'v'a.·· He 7uguin br-ought·: effoctive fire.~ upol) the ~ i'·lo-e~ng ·Gmorny.- ·P·Ris
resolute lictiori wn's rospohsiblo :· ror, tho sucoessful . o.o'complishm~>nt of tllo as':" ·,
signed .mission. The }ler.pism in·~.~ction di,;Sp~ayo~-p~ ~j,:vn't1qB:re.~ux ~pflo<;r~s ·
grot\.t credit ' it~·on hiniself and the military ser.vi.oe; ~ntore_d the mili'Cary
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOIDJ M LONGBRAKE, US55024568, Army Mec!icD-1 Service,
Army of the United Sto..tes, · o.. member of Medico.! Comp.n.ny, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, distinguished himself by heroic achievement on
28 May 1951 in the vicinity of Kosok-tul, Korea. Attached to a rifle company
as an aid man· during an attack on a bitterly contested hill, Private Longbrake displayed complete disregard for his own safety and ignored the intense
enemy small arms, automatic weapons and mortar fire crweoping the battlegrotmd
c.s he calmly moved about, treating his wounded comrades e.nd prepo..ring t hem ·
for evacuation. Often under point-blank fire directed at him by the enemy,
he not once faltered in the performo.nce of his hazardous duties. The heroism
in action displayed by Private Longbro..ke on this occasion reflects grco..t
credit upon himself o.nd the military service. Entero'd the military service
from Michigan.
BY COMMAND OF :MAJOR GEllERAL RUFfNER:
OFFICIAL:
~~.C.~
RUPERT D GRAVE3
GS
Colonel
Chief of' Sto.ff
11
DAVID B E~,MOHS
AGC
Lt Col
Adjuto..nt General
DISTRIBUTION:
C plus the fol
4 TAG Attn AGAO-I
3 TAG Attn AGPO-A
2 CINCFE Attn AG-PA (A&D)
1 EUSAK Attn KAG~AA
5 Each Individual Concerned
6 Pers Off 38th Inf
2
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