• / . R::BT R.ICT .ill ~ HE.® ~t.i Aill' &iS • . APO 464 GEN ER.AL ORD SP.S 'TO July 1945 NUMBSR 86 ('' ,~ ·) Section Citat ion o: Unit • . • • ~ • • • • . I I Awar ds , PosthUl:~ ous of :) ~_stingu i shed- Se rvice Cross . II 1l.vrar d of Distin 15uished~.ServJ.ce Cross • • • • • •' • • • III Avrard of Oak ·Leaf Clust er t. o Silver 3tar • • • • • • • --; • • . ·Iv Award of Silver St ar • • • • • • • • • • v Award of 'Sold:i.er 1 s ~. •edal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • VI A>?ar ds of Bronze Star I\feG.al • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • VII Awards of Oak Leaf Clust, ers to .PJ_r I\:edal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • VIII Award of Air 1\edal and Oa~~ Leaf Clust er t hereto • • • • • • • • • • • • • IX Awards of Air f.1edal_ • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • , • • • X Awar ds of Pur ple Heart • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . XI Under the pr ovisions of Section I V, Circular l'!u:.m.b er .333 , War De1~ art ment, 1943, the_follov .a.ng- named or·;e.nization is cit q.d for outstar• cU !.1 ~ r erformance of duty in action , and is avrar ded citatioE streal;!er s therefor. Individuals assigned or attached t o t :1. is \.mit ~Xre ent i tled to 11ear the- Distin:-suished Unit Badg~ to identify such citation: COIVJP.fu.,Y C, 338TH IFF .til~TRY , is cited for outstanding performanc e of duty in action from 15 to 18 Sep·~ embe r l 9L):- on r.. t . Altuzzo, Italy. Co;l;::·j:i:, ted t o sr;.ear­ head an_attack on r:1t . Altuzzo, COLP.ANY C, in t hr ee da~r s of cvLtim.wt"..s fighting over }.-r ecipitous mountain ter rain, ideally snited for defense, decis i vely de­ feated a numerically S'L'-l·::lr :.L. or e :'l er:~y . Althoagh t hree s epar ate attacks in as many days previ01isly h ad fc. :i. l; .:~_ to 1-'enetrate t h:i.s natln·al f ortification, COl>;J,P.J\l!Y C captur ed the key ter :..~J . in feat 1..1.re of t he vital 11 Gi ogo Pass ffi'JC~ loosened the Gex;man grip on -c.he GothJ_c Line. Alerted f or the attack, t ~l e ---. 81~. of CCl\iiP.AlJY C advanc ed alm1c a n c::. ·,~l~o -.· r j.d -:;: e , under }Jer.fect observation fro¥. ( 1.'. :;- in, camouflaged enemy positions, t lwo'J.:;::. inter.se mortar , artiller y and l ong- ral~ g e machine gun f i r e . They vere comp ell :~(', tc craVIl cat ~l ike , cl ine,ing to shrn'Js and r ocks t o avoi<} sli ppinG down t :1c :~ez- rly verticel s lope. At dn;3k , the valiant troops as­ saulted the ene;;w ou_t i_·os·i:, JJ.11 e~ ·infUctb :=: heavy l os s es. A dec:-.dly hail of ma­ chine gun and grenade ; L.'e .f rom the direct front halted the adva.Jce. I n dar k­ ness, the leadi n&' pl atoon mede a vicions attack on t:1e entrei' C~1ed enemy positions and neutralized t her,' ,Jitb i~ :'nd Gr enades . The :lnf a!'.t1·yr.,a'1 oi: COi.PJ.Y1 C continued t o crawl st eadil~r for·r2r .:-~. t:1rou::J1: t'he !'!lain line of defenses 8.:$a)nst heav-J eneny · fire unt i l they attaJ.neG. t. :'l e clotnin ::.tin::; pinnacle ol' Lt • .i\lt uzzo . At davm , ob­ serving enemy aQtivit y o;,1 t h e rever.se. slope·, t !1e ..- :en of C OI\1P.Ai.:.~ C assaulted and overran the German posit ions . Throughout the da.~r four enemy counterat tacks were launched against t he c oml.o.ny 1 s posi tion. Ut ilizing ever y_ ava.i.lable v1ea}-'Ol1 in repelling the col:nterat tac1-:s , the gallant off icers and ·.:1e11 of COMPAl'ry C refused to yield the gro,•nd vhich they l'ou-;;ht so he.rd to secure. Sach tin e , bravel y and heroically, they cha.lle11;_;,od w::d rapulsed the attac l.dn ~, &l. e : :~· f orces . The indomitable courae.:e ~;. d f:.);_tint; · spil~ ±t displayed by -~he -: en o/ C011PJlJ•tY C in the face of great od:~ s and ext.re::o e peroonal dar:.s3r are a crsdi t et.."':c~ an insrirat ion to the Armed Forces of t he Uni ted Stat \3s •. · ·. R.§TRICTED l!:..tJw Coh)f Shel-F 7& 13 / -2 C The Ttflen Company, 2000 Cyan Green Yellow Red Magenta White RE3TRICTID . hazardous s ituation, he r e:r··,ain ed in t he ar ea ? personally supervlslng t h e forward movenent of his infantry ,"Jld artillery in the assault on Lava:;;na. On the afternoon of t h e fo],lowine. day, he }:erson ally reassured and en cour aged t he men in moving from Ch i av ar i touo.rd Genva. After this town h 2.d been. secured, he disdained the relative secur i ty of buildin ~ s and age.in conspicuously exposed himself to t h e extrer.' ely ha z a rdot~s comb at conditions. Moving -fror.1 unit to 'unit he directed and inspired t h e armor, infan.try and f ield artillery in its advance toward t he highly strategic objective of Genoa. Ma jor Genere.l .ALLOND.'S bold and complete deter m:i.nation to close wi t h the German enemy and destroy him re­ flects h1gh credlt on lns a:2;~ res s ive f1ght1ng s pir1t whJ.ch e::e::1pl1f1es t.he gal­ lant traditions of the United Sts.t es Army. ~t ered militc.ry service from Luray, Virgi n i a . Under t h e provi sio:c:.s of Arr~ y Re [.,ulations 600-4 5, as ara ended, a Silver Star is awarded to t he f ollo,·:.inc- ri. mned enlisted man: BU'JDY Y. KAGA1ilA, ( 30104923), Stuff Sergeant, Infantry, Uni t ed States Army, For gallantry in action on 28 October l9 4L~ , near Bj_ffonteine, Fl~ an ce. Att o.cking along a h eavily nooc~ed r1c2:e , Staff Sergeant KAG.r:'A proceeded ahead of his sque.d to clear Germon flan!d n -... ros i~lon s r1hich h f'.d stO}'ped his pl atoon. Grabbing an automatic rifle, he spr:b·cGd from tree to tree t hrou.;h murderous mortar, . artil­ l ery and snipnr f ire, killin:::· t wo enemy snipers 2i1d r outing t wo other s . · Then, exposing himself to direct i·.1c~c hin e gun fir e, he exchc-.nged se:v cr al burst $, de­ stroying· the empl ac ement c::nd killing t ha .;unner. Hc.vin.g cLear ed the fl s...11k, Staff Se r geant KAGA~lA order ed hi s squad for1:'v::.rd 2nd stood 3,u ard in 2l1 GX} osed position while his men pr epc_r ed du.;-in r ositi ons. Staff S er geent KAGX7A VICe s s eriously wounded during an artiller y b c.r :ra:;c, but rer;.cined on guard unt il all his Den h 2.\i t aken cover. Th e cour2.:;e :-'.nd f ighting s]:iri t of Stoff .Sergeont KAGNJA were on inspiro.tion to his r.10n c-.n.cl exenplify t he f inest traditions of t he Arm.ed . Force s of the Unit ed s-::. ...t cs . m ter od milit'lr Y s ervice f rom Honolu l u , T. H. Und er t he provisi on s of Ar my Ro,~u lo.t i on s 600- 4 5, c. s DT1Gl1d0d , a Soldier's Medal is awarded to tho fol lorrin g-no.mod enlisted mc:n : ERWD~ C. LaRAINE, ( 36950751), Technician Fif t h Gr c.do, Sic,l1o.l Corps, UnU ed Stat es Army . For horoism n ot i nvolving actual conflict on S Al ril 1945, near Lucca , Ital y . -~-Jh i lo Tcclmician Fifth Gr ~.dG LaHAI :7s -:1,-:-. s r iding i n 2. t ank, the vehicle rolbd ov 0r 2. sbct.y-foot omb ankm.:;.nt of t h e Serchio Riv0r i nto eight f eet of vnt c> r. Altho-~)1 br ui sed end suff oring from shock , he div od under the vmt .;:r t o .. Ofd ric::-:.to tho (rlvur who \r,s trc:r..pcd in t ho Ji10.cho.n i sra of the t :-:nk. Tochnici'1r1: Fifth (,r :::.do L 2H~ J } 3 hold h :L s striclc 011 comr~:de 1 s ho:.cl. c.b ovo "'Iat 3r for t hirty minut -.; s in ~.'c-.11 C:.J.r i- Oclc ot in tho tonk unti l tho r oscuo 1:J2S completed. The cour ~.go ond solfluss r ..;;:o-·rd :L or c. comro.do e x..~ i . bit ..:;d by Tochniclon Fifth Grade k m AD1E 'ox omplify t h'"' fb-.;st tr ,:d ~ tion.s of t ho .Am oric ::'n Soldier. Drtor od mili­ t ar y s ervice from Gr8.11 d Re.].iC:. s, l':.ichigc:n. Under the provisi ons of Ar 1ny Ro e;ul ~ tion s 600-45, as CJ.:wndGcl, a:. Branz ~ St e.r ~.w d al is armrded to t ho following-n :>.m-:;d officers a.nd enlist 0d non: · R:2BT RICT ED 4 En-fry Bcx. Jf.aw Co~t)p She A-1 s-vs 1 7b 13 / -2 C The Tlflen Company, 2000 Cyan Green Yellow Red Magenta White RESTRICT :ID PZL'ER H.