Born: April 30, 1930 Private First Class, United States Army Service# RA19347987
I CO, 3RD BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT “THE WOLFHOUNDS”, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Date of Enlistment: October 31, 1949 Home or Place of Enlistment: Kellogg, Idaho Killed in Action: September 13, 1951
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:
3D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION
CITATION: The 3d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, and attached units, are cited for outstanding performance of duty and extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in spearheading an amphibious assault across the Han River in Korea on 7 March 1951. Following an intense artillery bombardment by friendly forces on the enemy positions on the other side of the river, the leading elements crossed the river in assault boats and moved rapidly and aggressively toward their assigned objectives. These leading elements were forced to cross an exposed beachhead of 700 yards completely devoid of any natural cover, which was under a devastating barrage of artillery, mortar, machine-gun, and small-arms fire from a well-entrenched and determined enemy estimated at regimental strength. The friendly troops pressed the attack with such a zeal and unrelenting fury that the enemy, after suffering heavy casualties, fled in panic and disorder, abandoning large quantities of equipment, weapons and ammunition. Possessed of a high degree of spirit and audacity from their recent victory, the 3d Battalion and attached units moved on to the next objectives. The enemy positions were now more formidably and fanatically defended, but the hostile forces, unwillingly and stubbornly, were forced to give ground under the tremendous onslaught of the 3d Battalion and attached units. Finally, with resolute persistence and courageous demeanor, the friendly troops succeeded in battering the hostile regiment until it could no longer muster an attack and was considered neutralized. The 3d Battalion and attached units, by their heroic deeds, breached the Han River line and opened an avenue for further pursuit of the enemy to the north. The 3d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, and attached units displayed such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing their missions under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions as to set them apart and above other units participating in the campaign. The heroism, audacity, and courage exhibited by the members of these units in denying the enemy a vital strategic vantage area reflect great credit on themselves, their organizations, and the military service of the United States.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
By Order of the Secretary of the Army, the Presidential Unit Citation has been awarded by the President of the Republic of Korea to:
2D LOGISTICAL COMMAND, AND ATTACHED UNITS (INCLUDING 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION)
CITATION: The 2d Logistical Command was activated on 19 September 1950 and given the mission of receiving and forwarding supplies to the Eighth United States Army in Korea and its attached units. This army included more than twice the number for which the 2d Logistical Command was organized to support, yet the mission was accomplished in spite of additional handicaps such as terrain, climate, and lack of proper facilities. Under the direction of the 2d Logistical Command, thousands of civilian refugees were provided with food and clothing after having been evacuated from the Hungnam area in North Korea. Medicine and medical equipment were supplied the sick and wounded while orphanages were established for the Korean children who were afflicted by war’s devastation. Additional support for the civilian population was made possible by the introduction of electric power barges in Pusan, Masan and Inchon, and by the installation of additional water mains in the overcrowded city of Pusan. The 7th Transportation Medium Port handled more than twice the amount of cargo which its larger counterpart, a Major Port, is designed to handle, and other subsidiaries of the 2d Logistical Command distributed cargo throughout Korea. The Chinese Communist spring offensive of 1951 was contained by the Eighth United States Army in Korea and its attached units from all nations because it had been adequately supplied by the 2d Logistical Command over bridges, highways and railroads which were still being built or repaired. By April 1952 normal rail service had been restored on the Korean National Railway in the rear areas even though it was still a combat zone, and passengers could again travel from Pusan to Seoul in 11 hours. Another monumental accomplishment was the operation of Prisoner-of-War camps in which 170,000 experienced a standard of living surpassing the requirements of the Rules of Warfare as adopted by the Geneva Convention, and with security and sanitation measures of such high caliber as to protect the adjacent civilian population. The efficiency with which the responsibilities of the 2d Logistical Command were discharged was due to the individual efforts of everyone concerned, and the resulting service, rendered to the nations of the free world, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army, the military service and the United Nations.