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20th Armored Division Awards and Decorations
MAJOR UNIT/NAME/GRADE/DECORATION 9TH Tank Bn Mulherin, Charles E./CPT/Silver Star Slaughter, William H./1LT/Silver Star Ernst, Frederick W./SSG/Silver Star Larson, Shirley, V./T/4/Silver Star Warner, PerryD./PVT/Silver Star 20th Tank Bn. Heiler, Phillip E./CPT/Silver Star (Posthumous) Pittenger, George R./2LT/Silver Star (Posthumous) St. John, Aubrey H./2LT/Silver Star (Posthumous) Dusenberry,Charles/E./SGT/Silver Star (Posthumous) Parsoff, Herman/SGT/Silver Star (Posthumous) Bannehr, Christian, Jr./PFC/Silver Star (Posthumous) Jackson, Karl E./PFC/Silver Star (Posthumous) Peavey, Irving C./PVT/Silver Star (Posthumous) Duncan, James W./LTC/Silver Star Haller, Robert F./CPT/Silver Star Ramirez, Joseph C./CPT/Silver Star Butler, John O./1LT/Silver Star Mrozek, Boleslaus T./1LT/Silver Star Conner, Clifford/2LT/Silver Star Sellers, Thomas C./2LT/Silver Star Carter, Norman E./SGT/Silver Star Murray, Patrick J./SGT/Silver Star Poindexter, Billy R./CPL/Silver Star Flanakin, Jasper R./T/5/Silver Star Hickman, Edgar B./T/5/Silver Star Cordts,Berhardt F.,Jr/PFC/Silver Star 27th Tank Bn. Grimes,William M.,Jr./2LT/DistinguishedServiceCross (Posthumous) Hotzler, Orrin G./T/4/Silver Star Robello, John B./CPL/Silver Star Painter, William V./PFC/Silver Star Whatcott, Cyril O./PFC/Silver Star 8th Armd.Inf.Bn. Howell, Milton M./CPT/Silver Star Single, Harley/PFC/Silver Star Collopy, Christopher/PVT/Silver Star Kelly, Warren/1SG/Legion of Merit 65thArmd.Inf.Bn. Seeber, William F./T/4/Silver Star Hirshkorn, Howard/CPL/Silver Star Barfuss, Carl H./T/5/Silver Star Burrows, Clinton L./PFC/Silver Star Houck, Edwin D./PFC/Silver Star Monaco, Dominick A./PFC/Silver Star 412th AFA Bn. Johnson,EdwinC.,Jr./CPT/Silver Star Coslett, Elwood H./PFC/Silver Star 413th AFA Bn. Dunkerly, Charles W./CPT/Silver Star 33 Cav. Rcn. Sq. Moncton, Robert L/CPL/Silver Star HHC, 20th AD Ward, Orlando/MG/Distinguished Service Medal HHC, CC "B" Jones, Newton W./COL/Silver Star (Posthumous) Spaeth, Frank/MAJ/Silver Star Kirk, Cyrus, E./1LT/Silver Star Hq, Res Cmd*
SOURCES: Unit Histories, After Action Reports and General Orders for above units. Unpublished, Washington National Records Center.
* Unit records show that LTC Thomas A. McCrary, Commanding Officer, had been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross; however, later records available for his unit and the Division did not reflect the award of it or a lower decoration. Continued on next page….
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