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This page contains First Division citations from World War II. The yellowed and torn citations were saved by a First Division soldier, Eusebio Galvan, and furnished to WarChronicle by his son. It's hoped that family members of these brave men will find this page and find new information. The names included in the citations are at left. The citations are at right. Go to citations for Calvin Ellis, Philip Streczyk, Louis J. Raimundo, Joseph A. Toth, Eusebio Galvan |
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Silver Star: Kenneth I. Wise, 7th Field Artillery (photo at right) For gallantry in action in the vicinity of El Guettar, Tunisia, 30 March 1943. Private Wise voluntarily proceeded under heavy enemy machine gun, mortar and small-arms fire to establish an artillery observation post in advance of the foremost infantry elements. His successful accomplishment of this mission assured close artillery support and facilitated the advance of the infantry. (See full citation at right) |
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Silver Star--Posthumous: Henry W. Shoup, Company E, 16th Infantry, Connerton, Pennsylvania Silver Star: George J. Roark, Jr, 5th Field Artillery Battery, Pensacola, Florida James H. Roberts, Service Company, 16th Infantry, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Earl L. Duncan, 1st Quartermaster Company, Aiken, South Carolina Chester J. Makaymowicz, Company G, 16th Infantry, Brooklyn, New York Joseph W. Brady, Company M, 16th Infantry, Newark, New Jersey |
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Silver Star: Calvin L. Ellis, Company E, 16th Infantry, Lewistown, Pennsylvania Peter Gorbar, Company G, 16th Infantry, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Edward A. Plona, Company F, 16th Infantry, Pine Island, New York Philip Streczyk, Company E, 16th Infantry, East Brunswick, New Jersey Joseph A. Toth, Company E, 16th Infantry, Scranton, Pennsylvania Harry L. Houston, HQ, Special Troops, 1st Division, Cynthiana, Kentucky George W. Reedy, Company E, 16th Infantry, Falls Mill, Virginia |
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Silver Star: John T. Szczygiel, Company E, 16th Infantry, Buffalo, New York Benjamin E. Telinda, Company E, 16th Infantry, Edwardsville, Pennsylvania Gene J. Elzas, Company K, 16th Infantry, Goldsboro, North Carolina Phillip P. Pfister, Company G, 16th Infantry, Dunellen, New Jersey Robert A. Price, Company F, 16th Infantry, Far Rockaway, New York William D. Brownlee, 5th Field Artillery, Iva, South Carolina William D. Laird, 5th Field Artillery, New Brighton, New York Frank E. Belanger, Cannon Company, 16th Infantry, New York, New York |
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Silver Star: William H. Miller, Company F, 16th Infantry, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Edward J. Stengel, Anti-Tank Company, 16th Infantry, West Allis, Wisconsin Joseph A. Crouch, Company M, 16th Infantry, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Eusebio Galvan, Company E, 16th Infantry, Santa Ana, California Jack M. Hamby, Company E, 16th Infantry, Amarillo, Texas Louis J. Raimundo, E Company, 16th Infantry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charles W. Tinsley, E Company, 16th Infantry, Luison City, California |
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Oak Leaf Cluster to Silver Star--Posthumous: [Remainder is not legible.]
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Silver Star--Posthumous: Richard Angelica, 745th Tank Battalion, Des Plaines, Illinois Silver Star--Missing in Action: Henry J. St. Pierre, 33rd Field Artillery Battalion, Central Falls, Rhode Island Silver Star: Martin E. Quinn, 745th Tank Battalion, East Chicago, Indiana James A. Keller, 745th Tank Battalion, Mineral Wells, Texas Harry E. Lintz, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Peoria, Illinois Martin M. Mirsky, Medical Detachment, 18th Infantry, Chicago, Illinois Arthur S. Borgeson, 1st Medical Battalion, Park River, North Dakota Donald Dortin, Company I, 16th Infantry |
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Oak Leaf Cluster to Silver Star: Henry R. Sawyer, HQ 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry, South Danbury, New Hampshire Donald M. English, 745th Tank Battalion, Sheldon, Iowa Eugene Highland, (illegible), Bristol, Pennsylvania Metro Sheptock, Company M, 16th Infantry, Binghamton, New York Eusebio Galvan, Company E, 16th Infantry, Santa Ana, California Dale B. Willey, Company B, 18th Infantry, Harrington, Maine William W. Hutley, Medical Detachment, 16th Infantry, Sharon, Pennsylvania Bronze Star: James B. Carvey, HQ 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry, New York Claude R. Croft, I Company, 26th Infantry, Stanford, Kentucky Grant C. Schwartz, HQ 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Arvid Berg, Company D, 18th Infantry |
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Bronze Star: Rudolph W.Markwart, 1st Signal Company, Little Falls, New York John Szoke, 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, New York, New York Charles Costa, Company F, 18th Infantry, Brooklyn, New York Richard W. Rhodus, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Port Arthur, Texas Harry E. Ludlow, 1st Signal Company, Louisville, Kentucky Edward H. Price, HQ 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, Anderson, South Carolina Arnold A. Ralston, Cannon Company, 16th Infantry, Elkhorn, Wisconsin Frank Kluz, Cannon Company, 16th Infantry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bernard E. Thompson, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Melvin C. Parish, C Company, 26th Infantry. Richey, Mississippi Francesco DiCioccia, F Company, 18th Infantry, New York, New York William C. Carson, HQ 2nd Battalion 18th Infantry, Palmyra, New York |
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Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal: Robert L. Brietenbauch, 5th Field Artillery Battalion Lloyd E. Hoeye, 5th Field Artillery Battalion, Mill City, Oregon Joe M. Frost, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, Pascagoula, Mississippi Donald L. Piatt, 33rd Field Artillery Battalion, Portland, Oregon
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