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2nd Infantry Division - 1952 - General Orders 351 Thru 362
2nd Infantry Division
Korean War Awards
General Orders 1952 351 Thru 362
Korean War Project Record: 2ID Generals Orders File - GO-219
PID: 11
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, Maryland
Records: United States Army
Unit Name: Second Infantry Division
Record Group: RG407
Editor: Hal Barker
Korean War Project
P.O. Box 180190
Dallas, TX 75218-0190
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Art.RD OF THE Ail{ l JiiDAL(FI?TEEHTH BROEZ.E OAK-LEAF CLUSTER),..:_By direction 'of the Pre·s ident, under the provisions of Executive 01·der 9158, 11 M?;v ·
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. FIP.ST LThlJTENANT PHILIP . G BLAIR, 0738336, 4~rtillory, United States Arrny,
: Headquarters, 15th F:Leld A:ctille,.:-y Battt:1.lion, 2d Infnntry Division, i.1 Korea,
fi.·om 16 :tugust 1952 to 19 Septenber 1952. Entered -~he Federal service fron
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A'IJTARD OF THE CO~ll:IEND•• TIOF RIBBON YIITH l;IET.:\1 Pill\rp~·.HT,...-By direction of
tho Secretary of the A,rr;>;;t-, . lU}der the provisions of AR 600-45, the Coi~lfficndution
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is mvardE)d to the fo1lovd.i1g-no.med enlisted man:
SERGEAFT FIRST •:ji...tSS CH.j!LE.S M ROm.:RTS; Rt\.17017353, Signal Corps:,
United States /.~rmy, . 2d ·sign.s.l CorJ.pany, 2d Infantry . DiVision, 1n Korea, on
29 ~·.ugust 1952• Entered the Feder['.l service from r:issouri.
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AW:'.RD OF 'THE COHMEHDilTIOK RIBBOH iflTH MET:J.. PEND.i\!ITT--By direction of tho
Secretary of the Army, unde1· tho provisions of ~-~ 600-45, tho Conunendation
Ribbon v1ith ~ :ctal Pchdant lO:i.' r.1eritorious service dudng the period indica ted
is o.wa.rdod to tho following-noJic d cnlistGd man;
SERGEiJ~ T WILLIA11 S HUGG, US56073985, Infantry, United· St..1.tcs Army,
Headquarters c.nd Headquar·~ers Comp['.ny, 23d Infantry ;;l.egimcnt, 2d Infantry
Division, in Korea, fro.r.J. 1 September 1951 to 30 .~pri1 1952. Zntercd t ho
?cderal service from Cnlifon1i~.
BY CCl.Uil.".ND OF 1'r.'1.JOR GENEJ?•.:.L FRY:
VJILBU;R '. !ILSOH
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.·,· AWARD OF ·'.j:'IiE.· S~LVE-R STA~-.:..By directi 'on ·· of ;,th:e President, under, the ,pro· v ~ sic;n1s of the Act :of Gongrers e, approved 9 July' 1918 .- (WD B\i'l 4), 1918), and
pursua.nt to authority in . ,AR 000-45, the Silver · Star for gallantry in action
is a,.-vatded to the f~llowing'...na!Jled· enlisted meh:
MASTER SERGEANT 11/ILLIAl-1 E POPE, RA)4025?4l, (then Sergeant First Cla sa) ,
Infantry, United States Army, a member of Headquarters Company, )d Battalion,
)Oth Infa.ntry :\egiment, (then Company 11 L11 , 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry
Division), distinguished 'h imself bygallantry in action on , l7 and 18 Septembe~ 19.50 in the vicinity pf'Yorigean,' Korea. On those dates, · :the )d Battalion
was ; attacking enemy positions on Hill 201, a key terrain fea.ture. /.ssuming ·
command of t he 2d Platoon after the Platoon Leader had been wounded and
evacuated, he organized the . remnants of the platoon into a fighting force ana .
brought them back into the co;npan;r perimeter from where they were cut off.
He then deployed them in · such a manner that they we re successf ul in crushing
end w;tthsta.nding five ·s eparate enemy attack s. Although painfully wounded
during the initial ~ttack, he, with complete disregard for personal safety ,
E?ncouraged hie men a a they killed and wounded many enemy troops and repulsed
severa.l attac k s. During the fifth and last fanatical attack by t he enemy ,
end forced to be evacuated. The ini tiaSergeant POPE was severely wounded
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tive and ta.ctical skill of Sergeant POP~ vte.s responsible for t :1s successf ul
defense of t he area and tht infli.cting of 'many casualti e s upon the enemy.
The gallantry in action -displayed by Sergeant POPE reflects great credit u pon
himself and the mili tat"J service. Entered the Federal service from Florida.
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- SERGEANT FIRST-_. CLASS JOHN J PARKER, RA)5962769, 'Infantry; , United States
Arrny, a memoer of Company "A", 25d Infant:r.jr Regiment, 2d Infantry Division,
distinguished himse:I.f · by gaHan.try in @iction on )~July 1552, in the vicini.t ·
of . Cho,r won, North !Core!'l· . On that date Sergea,nt" PARKER, serving .as platoon
sergeant; \'IB.a assigned the mission of securtag a. vit~l . position on Hill 266, .
commonly known e.s "OLJ) BALDY 11 • As he and hi a pla~oon e ~ proached t'he obj c; cti v ~ ,
they ,.,ere subject ed to heavy mortar fire wbich ha.lt.ed their advance. As t he
u:ni t gaine d tl1.G crGet of the hill, ~ tho :r were_ met by heavy enemy automatic
weapons end grenade ' fire. Although painfully wounded, Sergeant PARKER, \vith
complete disregard for personal aefoty ; lay ed in his c;xposed position on t he
fir e swept a rca and continued to hrect hie men by calling and shouting
orders to t hem. Sergeant PARKSRi ,s · heroic ·ef~orts so i n spire d t he remaind e r
of his unit that t hey rushed forwlrd an4 secured the ob jective , comp letely
routing the enelii'J · The gallantry in ac1;iion tlis_pla;red by Sergeant PARKER
reflects great c redit upon hi mself end the military service. 'Sntered the
Fed era 1 service from Virginia.
SERGSANT \!TILLIS S BASS, US5)091109 , Infentr'J, Unit ed States Army , a
memb er of Co,ilpeny 11 X11 ., 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division , disting uishe d h~me e lf by ge llant!"'J in action on 2 September 1952 and 9 September 195 2 in t he vicinity of Chorwon, }T brth ~orea. On the f irst dat e ,
Sergeant BASS volunteered to ta ke a ~mali plitrol in front oi t he Main Line
of Resista.nce in an attempt to locate a g lfiit~9n leador who was missing in
actio1}' from a ,patrol of the . previouli . night. :··.· ~ergeant BASS ml'\ne':lvered his
patrol into eneimJ . 't~rri tory where t We~ inl~~a:1 ~et,'e1y,. c~me ' under heavy. ot1emy ·'
aut'o~tic weapons .fire... , Exhi bitintL aup.l:¢!P.'~ ti ~ lllra.ge _and 'coolness he· c~on-' ,
tinued' to advance ' unt~1:. ht5 reat:.hea his obj:ifbtJ ' ~ :;,: thoro_u ghly ee·a rchi'ng the ·; ·
a :iea a.nd d!3fini t e ly :.; eetab'lishing ~,fie f~ct "'tli~1;; ;ti~$! ·. mi.Seing. bff;icer ·,waa no-1;. r
in. t he .vicil').i~ty • . ' On, ;tbe _~: ~atte~ q~.tfi ,,. ~~rgqfin t.~ ~-~.S~ -~ga.in tgreatly: .di~?'tir>.
guiehed . himself when lie was' ~ member of a ·,reconnaisea.n ce pa,trol -:tha.t
conta.cted a nurneric:a lljr sNp,erior e.hemy force a;n4 'W!te. aubjed,e-d t 'o intense ·
enemy ·, mottar fire. ,·!1/hen the, p~tl'·ol . leade~;-fJ31):' woun~ed he took eol.Jltiland, ·
. pi>si~i•'Gf'le and .'bH:!;\ging dea;dly fi·re ., up.on, :t.he, .
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AViARD OF Tl-iE ' BRDHZE STAR i-:EDAL-..:.By dircctio:,_ of' the i"'rcsidcnt, ·W1dcr the pro-;
visions of ID.xocutive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (~o¢ II, HD Bu:L 3, 19M.):, and pm."':-'
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i.Iodical Cor.1.pany, 9th Itlf.ant,ry Regiment, 2d Infru~tr.y Divisio;:-:_ , in Ko.rea, from 13
i~ugust 19 52 to 14 l.u.gust 1952. Entel•od· tho Federal sc.rvico from Vo1•mont.
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STAR liEDAL-.-:By dir.oct.ion -Of the · President, una or the
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vj_s:i_ons of Executive Orde:;,• 94~9, 4 Fobrua~'i 1944 ($ec II, FID 3ul 3, 1944), ·and pm~
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MAJOR C.~RL H NIELSEN, Ol330847, I _n fantty, United· Stc:,tos ;~rmy, Service Com- ·
pany, ?.8thinfantry Re3imont., 2d Infantry Division, in Korea, from 16 .December 1951
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26 September 1952 ... Entered .thd Fede1•al~~e f:i-ora.·Cal;itornia.
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CAPT:~JN NO:mAAN E THoMAs, 0982997'; Chaplain t .s Corps, United States ;i.rEIY,
2d Division ."..rtillory,. 2d lnfa.t..,:try Division, in Korea, from 19 December 1951 to
30 September 1952. Entered tho Fod<;.n·e.i service '.from New Yor~~.
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1952 to 29 September 1952~ Entered the Federal service from Floi~ida.
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provisi012s of ·cho ;~ct of ·Cor,gro ss., i~ppmvod 2 Jul;;- 1926 C;D Bu~ 8, 1 926 ), .:c1d
pursuw:·s to .J.Ui:-horit;;r ·in i-.l': 600-L,5, tho Soldior 1 s j~odal for hcroisn not li1-
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porso::.t.~l so.futy, :ccturr::od to tho u:i2-:0d ~:roc:. to fur-:~:1o :;: suporviso t:1o ronovu.l
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tho ?l~csidont , LL1do :;.• the .PTOVisions of _;xocutivc Order 915G, 11 ~~a~r 1 9L,2 (s oc
III, ·,:D Bul 25, 1 942), c<.s O.LlOi'lC!od b:r :.:;::c cutivc O:;.· dol' 92/+2-., 11 S0)t oujo r 1 942
( se c III, ·. m 3ul /8, 1 9/+2), tho i.ir Lcdr~i ( Fourth Oal·: -Loc.f Clus -~cr) for
heroic o.c hicvoJ:1ont Y:hil o 1x:r·ti cipo.ting in c.orinl flight on· the do.tc indicated
is anardcd to the :L ollo·.!J.ng- nancd officer,.;
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, volume of:.. arti;Lle\·;;r and ·morJvc:,.J:' · f,ir~e. 5JP!lictil1e r.JQ.ny · c;:asu.c~.l t5.es upon . the
frieadly Lmit, ·a ·c ell wO:s i·e:~eiV:ed~:r.~ :the fo:c'TJt,rd a_i d_,·s'uation fo:.~ ::i -p@rsoMel
ce.rri .er to pick UJ? 'l:.i'IO wou.ndep. _men·~ ,VJi ;th comuun,·;icD. t;i.o~1s cut, .Cor~)o).~oJ. BOL:C.~GJ;::l,
with. co.tnple·te dis~"eg~l,ct':for ~ ~e:~,.,sciH:#,l'' ..sili'ety, · volw.Yt.ee;t~_ed' toi cro~s the f~1~e ~rJopt ·
area to notify th~ driver~ W:i,.thol,l:\:; hes:i:0'2:Cion, Corporu.l roLI a;:;r;, moved out ·
a.Ci'OSS the a:c•ea, t:~nd , s\tccessfu],:)..y del:i.vo;..•ed the 1.1.0SS2.ge./
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position .c,t.' t:1e aid ~·ta~ion , he VJa.§3 h5.:~ ,. <:::d i ':".staj:ri:.ly l:illod from fl"Q.gnent.s of
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heroic a.ctior:.s o:£: Co:c'p9r?J, §P~:U·'GEit reflect, '~he . high13.st credit upon hir·.solf
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of 'chc .a tt.o.c}~ Corpore~ P.SE, completely ·d:Ls·J,~egt:u.".din.g .p:c~·9b~1o.l ~J.foty, vol- .
unto.ril~' left his pl ;:1.eo ·o f oonp.:.::· .,~c:.i vc s.:'.fety <ind too!~ ' c-. posit.ion on -~he most
foj.'\lo.rd slo;_"Jo of the h:Ul~ FJ,·o.r11 this ' vatri'2.gc, po;i.n.t, .110 19ac;t.cd positions 2.nd
dh·octod tho frio:~.dly forces fiJ,~c upon the )1ostil6 :toi~ccis. Through ·Corporal
P... TE ' s ou·tsta:::dt1.1g l ci'.dC:!.'ship 1 the ' fric·1dly un:tt Yfa s ~ble to repel tho e:1emy
at·i:.adc. Tho heroic co~1duct. dis j)l.<:<.ycd by Co:;,"poi~b.~ N~.TE r~flccts .gro:~ t credi-t
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StatGa ·Army, a member of Company 11 A11 , 2)d Infant:r; ?.egiment, · 2d In:fla.ntry
Division, distingui'shcd himself by heroic achievem~nt on l 4ugust 1952, in the
vicinft.y of Chorwon, Ko're~. ·On .that da.t .e , Private D'G.: FELICE ~1as serving as
assistant :nechine gunne-r in an Infant!") company whi.ch had the ruission of
defending a vita 1 position, against ' a n\lmer;i.ca lly superior enemy force. During
the course::; · of the action the gunner on Private D:?.: E'ELICE>1 s weapon \'fBB \'founded
and evacuated. i Privets DE F'ELIQ-::, with complete disregard for personal safety,
t;ok the gun A.nd mov.ed it to an ex:)osed v.anta.ge point. in ordc;r to lay down a
crippling line. of fire into the. ranks of the ·onrus~ing enemy • . Although his
amrnunition ' was almost e:K'pcmded,,. he re:na ipcd in ·this p~sition until the nostile '
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