Date of Enlistment: September 21, 1949 Home or Place of Enlistment: Buhl, Idaho Killed in Action: September 2, 1950 BATTLE OF PUSAN PERIMETER
ARMY DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION (PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION)
As authorized by executive order 9396 and in the name of the President of the United States, the Distinguished Unit Citation is awarded to:
35TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AND ATTACHED UNITS (INCLUDING 1ST BATTALION, 29TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION)
The 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry division, and attached units, are cited for exceptionally outstanding performance of duty in combat against the enemy near Masan, Korea, from 1 to 4 September 1950. The regiment and attached units, deployed in a defensive position along the Nam River on a 25,000 yard front, were heavily attacked by the 7th North Korean Division and elements of the 4th, 6th, and 9th North Korean Divisions, including supporting armor and artillery. The determined and repeated assaults drove the units back on each flank of the 35th Infantry Regiment. By infiltration and flanking movements, the enemy was able to penetrate to the rear of the regiment. Under these critical conditions and in the face of fanatical frontal assaults, the gallant defenders turned back attack after attack by small-arms fire, grenades, and hand-to-hand combat. Artillery and rear echelon units were brought under direct assault by hostile flanking and infiltration attacks. Several positions were surrounded, but the men stood their ground. All elements found themselves engaged in close combat. Through ability, courage, tenacity, and indomitable fighting spirit, the enemy was contained and denied his most cherished objective, the capture of Pusan. The extraordinary heroism, steadfastness, and courageous determination of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, and attached units reflected the highest credit on themselves and uphold the esteemed traditions of the Army of the United States.