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CITAT I ON
LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. M. HERNANDEZ, 0191305,
Field Artillery, United States Army, for extraordinary
heroism in action on 20 August 1944 near St. Vincent
de Bois, France. With utter disrega:rd for his own safety
Lieutenant Colonel Hernandez personally directed the
fire of one of his Tank Destroyers, silencing the enem y
fire and enabling the forward movement of our troops
to continue. His continuous presence with the forward
elements combined with his exemplary judgement and
leadelship, maintained in the face of intense enemy fire,
during which he was fatally wounded, set an inspirinq
xample for his command, and are worthy of the best
traditions of the service.
CI T A TI ON
FIRST LIEUTENANT LEON A. RENl EBAUM, 018220:5.'5,
628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, United States Army, for
extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on
16 and 17 September 1944, in Germany. In a stubborn
engagement with superior enemy forces attempting to
encircle a hill held by our troops, First Lieutenant
Rennebaum risked his life on innumerable occasions to
bring effective fire from his Tank Destroyers in support
of the Infantry. Time and time again, he braved
devastating enemy artillery fire, moving on foot to
forward elements of the
Infantry and to his Tank
Destroyer units to direct their fire upon the en my.
When three of his Destroyers were disabled: First
Lieutenant Rennebaum cooly and calmly supervised
their evacuation under fire and personally returned
to the scene of action to recover a remaining vehicle.
On another occasion, he courageously drove to the crest
of a hill subjected to heavy artillery and mortar fire, dnd, fwm his exposed position,
singlehandedly poured a hail of machine gun fire into attacking hostile troops, forcing
lhem to retreat. Entered Military Service from New Jersey.
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FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE .. CITA T I ON
Le President Du Gouvernement Provisoire De la
Republique Francaise, Chef des Armees, cite:
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A L'ORDRE DU REGIMENT
"pour services exceptionnels du Guerre rendus au
cours des operations de" liberation de la France:
S/Sgt. John A. Koczan 32071163
628th Tank Destroyer Bn,
5th Armored Division
Les presentes Citations comportent l'attributioll de
la Groix de Guerre avec Etoile de Bronze.
PARIS, Ie 25 Jan 1945.
Le General de Gaulle President du GPRF.
P. O. LE GENERAL D'ARMEE J U I N
Chef d'Etat-Major General
de la Defense Nationale.
Signe: JUIN
P. A. Le Colonel MISSONER Directeur du Cabinet de I' E. M. G. D. N. Signe: MISSONIER
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SILVER STAR MEDAL
FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION'
1st Lt. Basil Belew
1st Lt. Roland A. Eubank.
1st Lt. Frank E. Hurt, Jr.
S / Sgt. John C. Boatti . .
S/Sgt. Gilbert N. Moser .
S/Sgt. Daniel W. Scanlon .
Sgt. Stanley Z. Basak . .
Sgt. Wendell A. Chamberlin .
Sgt. Lawrence A. Elmore
Sgt. John Kalis
T/ 4 Allie R. Claycomb.
Cpl. Bobbie C. Bush .
T /5 William J. Walters.
T / 5 Russell K. Burden .
Pfc. Leonard R. Brill
Pfc. George W. Dignan
Pvt. Alfred B. Ames
Pvt. Warren J. Beam
177 · B Co,
· B Co.
· B Co.
A Co,
B Co.
C Co.
C Co.
C Co.
B Co.
B Co.
· Medics
. . A Co.
· . B Co.
· Medic
. A Co.
Rcn.Co.
· . B Co.
· . Medics
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BRONZE STAR MEDAL HEROIC SERVICE Capt. Robert C. Jones .
1st Lt. Louie Duchscherer
1st Lt. Ben J. Smith
2nd Lt. Robert C. Joyce.
1st Sgt. Mike Lewka. .
T /Sgt. John J. Slavinski
S/Sgt. William J. Barth .
Sgt. George A. De Lia
Sgt. Lawrence A. Elmore
Sgt. Michael A. Kull .
Sgt. Doyle E. Swilley
Cpl. Jack T. Crawford
Cpl. Earl Daniel
C Co.
B Co.
C
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Cpl.
Cpl.
Cpl.
Cpl.
T i5
T /5
T /5
T /5
Pfc.
Pfc.
Pfe.
Pfc.
Pte.
Leo McCartney
George O'Brien
Joseph L. 015abeck
Patrick P. Pennetti
Harold J. Ashby
William J. BoyeT
Sam C05chignano
Floyd Davidson
Abe J. Auvic, Jr..
Arthur P. Dewey.
Charle.s W. Lamoreaux
William Nicholson
William E. Brundage
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A Co.
A Co.
.3 Co.
Ren. Co.
Rcn. Cu.
· Medics
· Medics
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· Medics
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MERITORIOUS SERVICE
*Lt. Col. William J. Gallagher.
::'Major Hal A. Burgess, Jr.
Major Joseph A. Patalive
Capt. Joseph F. Bayer
Capt. Francis Tillman England
Capt. James H. Lloyd
Capt. Paul 1. McPherran
Capt. Elmer V. Sparks
Capt. Daniel T. Thomas
Capt. Arthur 1. Travis
*Capt. John S. Wright.
1st Lt. David Doerr
1st Lt. David C. French
*1 st Lt. Glenn O. Garber, J r.
15t Lt. Charles H. Geissel
1st Lt. Herbert A. Pratte
WOJG Frank E. Gerlach
. Hq. Co.
. Hq. Co.
. Hq. Co.
.Hq. Co.
. Medics
A Co.
B Co.
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M/Sgt. George A. Howell
MJSgt. Paul 1. Kirkpatrick
T gt. Marvin Allred
T, Sgt. Ernest 1. Kirshbaum
S.'Sgt. Carl Gutterman
S Sgt. Herman A. Fittery
S/Sgt. John Koczan
S Sgt. Roy E. Mellring
S Sgt. Dominic A. Tomburrini
T /4 Rene J. Webster, Jr.
Cpl. Jacob A. Koetje
T /5 Paul W. Bar nes
T i5 Alonzo H. Edhn
Pte. George P. Hassen
Pfe. Kenneth O. Young
Pvt. Vernon R. Adams
Pvt. Glenn C. Souders
*Indicates Oak Le af Cluster
178 .Hq. Co.
· Hq. Co.
B Co.
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C Co.
· Medics
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"c" Company
Headquarters Company
*T/4 Oscar J . Schneider 1st Lt. Edward V. Jahoda
T /Sgt. Roy Haupt
Cpl. John J. Jago
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T IS Joseph Blozitis
T /5 Edgar H. English
TI5 Michael Wojtyszyn
Pfc. Joe Walls
Pvt. David F. Downs
Pvt. Martin M. EUmer
"A" Company
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1st Lt. Daniel C. French
1st Lt. Glenn O. Garber Jr.
2nd Lt. E. V. Winchester
1st Sgt. Mike Lewka
Sgt. George H. Fieldhouse
5gt. Donald T. Hayward
Sgt. Chester E. Kapica
Sgt. Emil L. LocateiH
Sgt. Francis Scanlon
T /4 Ettore DiSarro
T /4 William D. Wendelken
Cpl. Anthony D. Condelmo
*Cpl. Peter Jacquinto
*Cpl. Pete Kanischok
Cpl. George Kee
Cpl. Bishop R. Love Jr.
Cpl. George T. ·O'Brien
Cpl. Frank J. Tartaglia
Cpl. Jesse G. Hunter
TI5 Nunzio J. Rappa
Pfc. William H. Austin
Pfc. Donald M. Ryder
Pfc. Donald H. Schacht
Pfc. Luth~r E. Sells
Pfc. Benny M. Youzopovitch
Pvt. Howard C. Brown
" B" Company
T IS Ernest Caudill
T/5 William L. Grizzle
T i S Joseph S. Monaco
1'/5 William Walters
Ti S icholas J. Valenti
Ptc. Edward C. De Witt
Pfc. Jont R. Greene
Pte. Vincent Iacona
Ptc. Joseph P. Keller
Ptc. Henry J . Maslowski
Ptc. Theodore Spalte
Pfc. William G. Van Pelt
Pte. William J . Yaker
Ptc. Joseph J. Ward
Ptc. Otis Banks
Pfc. Walter Lindewall
Pfc. Samuel Kurtz
Pfc. James E. Smith
Ptc . Frank G. Lynn
Pfc. Teddy Ozana
**Pfc. Alfred B. Ames
"c" Company
"B" Compa ny
1st Lt. Roland A. Eubank
S /Sgt. Marvin R. Phillips
*S/Sgt. Willie M. Stephens
Sgt. Freeman P. Caretti
Sgt. Lawrence W. Elmore
Sgt. Anthony M. Marrapese
Sgt. Louis P. Matchinski
Sgt. Patrick P. Pennetti
Sgt. Herbert A. West
Sgt. Edward W. Barth
Sgt. Michael A. Kull Jr.
Cpl. Adrian Smith
Cpl. Adam S. Kiwior
Cpl. Joseph P. Louisa
Cp 1. Richard Meehan
T i S William Ayers
1st Lt. Seymour Feldman
1st Lt. Carl A. Forslund
1st Lt. Herbert A. Pratte
T /Sgt. Joseph S. Drost
*S/gt. Carl Gutterman
S /gt. Charles Howlett Jr.
S/Sgt. Daniel D. Scanlon
Sgt. Frank R. Balogh
Sgt. Stanley Z. Basak
Sgt. Robert Fritz
Sgt. William J. Kane
Sgt. Joseph J. Riley
Sgt. Ursin Trahan
*Sgt. Edwin Van Vliet
T /4 Arthur A. Lenlinger
T /4 Elmer H. Knopf
*T 14 Joseph J. Malvestuto
T /4 Charles E. Morgan
* Indicates Oak Leaf Clusters
179 T/4 Stoy M. Smith Cpl. Upton S. Apling *Cpl. Victor Gamma Cpl. Ashbey C. Long Cpl. Steve Tepkowski Cpl. Charles J. Sarneski Cpl. Chester B. Singleton *'4'1'/5 Ordell C. Haedrich
*T/5 Arthur B. Stancil TIS George W . Yusko Pfc. Lloyd J. Hale Ptc. Robert W. Herman Pfc. Walter Kieler *Pfc. William W. Le Page Hc. Ma ttbew R. Politylo Ptc. David Romig PIc. Harold W. Taylor Pic. WilHam T. Tomlin *Pfc. James W. Carrol
Pvt. Junas E. Dixon
Pvt. Dan Kelton
Pvt. Gi tbert L. KI uska
Pvt. Thomas J. Linane
Pvt. Carmine Monte Jr.
Pvt. Alfonse M . Wilkowski
Recon naissance Comp any
Capt. David Doerr
2nd Lt. Robert J. Joyce
2nd Lt. Floyd M. Springer
2nd Lt. Craig L. Vinson
*S/Sgt. Charles C. Freeman
SISgt. Arthur P. Puffer
Sgt. Dudley W. Carter
T IS Harold J. Ashby
T IS William J. Boyer
Pfc. Kenneth C. Bishop
Ptc . Albert H. Greh
Pfc. Charles W. Lamoreaux
PCc. Kenneth Stephey
Ptc. Anthony B. Zakares
Pvt. Bernie O. Garrison
Pvt. Guy W. Johnson
Pvt. Miles C. Kent
Pvt. Robert D. Prichard
Pvt. Marvin T. Rogers
Pvt. Morris Weinstein
Medical Detachment
Capt. Francis T. England T /4 Allie R. Claycomb *T/4 Floyd Davidson Cpl. Cyrus C. Kauffman *1'/5 Paul W. Barnes *T/5 Sam F. Coschignano T':S Thomas J. McCann Jr.
T IS Arthur P. Dewey
Pfc. Kenneth O. Youngs
EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS
U.S. ARMY
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Citation
Headquarters Company
1st Sgt. Claude L. Wielenga
Gregor J. Feibel
Roy Haupt
Willis D. Meranda
Harry P. Wentworth
Nicholas Buchko
S/Sgt. Anthony J . Kapitan
S /Sgt. Merle Mountz
S /Sg1. Daniel Wagner Jr.
5gt. Lassie Moore
Sgt. Harry H. Tobin
T /4 Howard J. Fraunpreis
T /4 Wayne M. Lowery
T /4 Donald Vazakes
T /4 Frank Vervaet Jr.
T /4 Charles M. Westphal
T iS Sylvester Karwowski
T iS Walter W . Petrick
T iS Richard E. Williams
T iS Anthony Zanis
Pfc. Henry H. Baylor
Pfc. Paul W. Tibbetts Jr.
Pvt. Howard G. Mailliard
T /Sg1.
T /Sgt.
T /Sgt.
T /Sgt.
S /Sgt.
"A" Company
1st Sgt. Mike Lewka
T /Sg1. Conrad T. Daily
S /Sg1. James P. Deeb
S /Sg1. Francis Kilroy
Sgt. Lewis D. Cinkovich
Sg1. Jacob A. Koetje
T /4 Arnold C. Anderson
T /4 Leonard R. Brill
T /4 Charles H. Hunter
T /4 DeMont H . Roller
T /4 Harvey H. Sharpe
Cpl. Finley J. McGimpsey
T IS James E. Tinker
"B" Company
1st Sgt. Daniel A. Lawlor
S /Sgt. Joseph .Darrah
S/Sgt. Marvin P. Philips
S /Sgt. Walter Kohlage
Sgt. Edward N. Francht
Sgt. Mike Gazdayka
Sg1. Joseph P. Louisa
Sgt. Edward G. David
Sgt. Freeman P. Caretti
Sgt. Charles A. Mead
Sg1. Herbert A. West
Sgt. John R. Ross
T /4 Richard M. Culp
T /4 Edward T. Hyatt
T /4 Robert H. Bratton
T IS Frank A. Hackimer
"C" Company
1st Sgt. Isaac H. Luckey
Si Sgt. LeRoy J . Mercier
Sgt. Robert Fritz
Sgt. Nelson W. Galle
Sgt. Vincent P. Meecham
Sgt. Chester B. Singleton
Sgt. Edward Van Vliet Jr.
Sgt. Luther W . Womach
T /4 Arthur A. Denlinger
T /4 Stewart C. Williams
Cpl. Jack A Crawford
Cpl. Curtis W. Griffith
Cpl. Steve Lepkowski
Cpl. Charles J. Sarnecki
T iS James W . Carrol
T iS Clayton C. Rondo
T iS Harold W. Taylor
prc. Raymond C. Fields
Pic. Ordell C. Haedrick
180 ..C'. Company
Pfc. George P. Hassen
prc. John W. Ma jors
Pfc. David Romig
Pfc. Arne R. Pena
PIc. Julian Zarate
Pvt. Dan Hel ton
Pv1. Joseph Kustos
Reconnaissance Company
1st Sg1. A. P. Puffer Jr.
S /Sgt. John Asti
S!Sgt. Edward R. Cooper
S /Sgt. Alfred Cumer
S /Sgt. William C. Davis
S /Sgt. Charles C. Freeman
S /Sg't. John J. Jacobs
S /Sgt. Albert L. Klosewicz
Si Sgt. Wilbur R. Lowe
Sgt. Warren F. Bidwell
Sgt. William J. Boyer
Sgt. Dudley W. Carter
Sgt. Ermand Desiderio
Sgt. George A. Fladd
Sgt. Stephen J. Levandoskl
Sgt. Frank W. Satchall
Sg1. John F. Shovlin
T /4 Mario A. Dal Costello
T /4 Laurel A. Fales
T /4 Arnold M. Landskroene r
1'/4 Franklin T. Wilson
Cpl. Henry J. Katula Jr.
T IS Harold R. Austin Jr.
T iS Edward V. Weselinski
T iS Clarence E. Wolfe
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Medical Detachment
T /3 Joseph J. Difibaugh
Cpl. Cyrus C. Kauffman
T IS' Thomas J. McCann Jr.
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