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2nd Infantry Division

Korean War Awards

General Orders 1952 240 Thru 245

Korean War Project Record: 2ID Generals Orders File - GO-208

PID: 11

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Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

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·an overwhelmin:; nu.:lbcr of ·armed, wal],. dug in , an?m}< troops. on ·thi,s date, the Rap.ger p~ ~001)., . in v!h±'ch. Se:J;geant B.,AXTZR..f}-R~~.~: Y;es squad J.~a4er., .• J_as pr:oce::.ding along its ro"';t.a ·~\~ith . the missi-on of : k~'lir.£-r:.. o:r: e~pturing.,; t:u;;, ~4 • many , of 1 .. ~hf( .enomj• as pos~i~le .• Upon,' sighti-ni :a s~r;E?s of: h9'stU'e · bu~crs, ,, Sergeant BA~cr'J:R-Gm:·J::;.: l0d ll.i$ -Squad 'throUgh them in·· s.ea:rcr.' of enerc.v j;l;'oo-os.

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oon from- all -d'ir0otto'hs, '_:ferc:lnga, withdrawbl. J. -,ii"oh uttpr disre:;ard .for ·his own- safety, ' Ser·~,;Q snt BP.xtrER~FE!:~~.- pl~cod. .hi.m.sol:t ·ii~ a pos.ition t9 COVer . tre Wit hdra ,~81. ,:bliu.s 1 dra~1 in_z t h3 enemy fir:.J ,...fror,; the _I":.:l st of. the ,pa .. h"'l. His~ act ion,s .,. ~varG 1 ~.I eel y ru sponsi·bl.:: .for _ ;ma.ny enemy qasual t ;ios: and the succ'3ssful coi<li>1 -.3tion d:f .-tl:lE- r.:ission • . Th0 :;atl :ant:c~r in'.,action dis.pl:~wod

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· SERGEAN•r' FIR3:r' ,GLASS AOKAL,D· +.. .:En.rc:r-, R'A314l9791, , (tb:~ n S.org~antL· .... ' Infantry; ·,vn1tod Stat·=> a .Army;- . a ,mombol;' of. Company :G, 9th Inf ~try ~egim~nt, 2d Infantry .Div·:Lsia:n, ·di~tin,gui,sho.d himself by h0ro;i.c a9htcvy.zr1~n,~ · o·r. , 22 Fe"b:fu.ar:y ·· l~_o2 in .-t;p.::: ·. ylcin.ity· of .Kumlr>Na, Koroa ·~ ·,on· that da~c, .whU.e. :. part i'Cib~t.ing in a .. ;6~1ba:t ~,aiding. pat'I'Ol' S.:;r':;o ' 'llt . J3rCF.~ d±spl}~y~d br·av~I'Y as a' le~d sc.out. As tho ' patrol · noarud· its obj'ectiv.:;, Scre:;aant B't;CIF'sigllte'd an enemy ~bunlcer. a~cr &uard ·only . .a few' yards tt:o::.'i. his po·s.it:!-'of\,_ ·and .,b;-;gan: to creep toviard tho hostilz emplaccmoht. ' ,limn ho h~_Q' ro:achod a, s.uita-blo spot~, li() ·pi.il]cd tho ' pin on ··.s 'gr<lnadc,; ~u'l<i , t:h:tew H i,n-to thd ·gunk8r; and'

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A.iARD OF THE 3~0:'~? ,STAP i:.ED~4L:;:_By .direction . tho 1-' .re~-'i.d_;nt , , · vnder ~hc ·· pr'ovis:Lo~s of · F.!x~cu;:liivo ·or~0r, .. 941,9, 4;Fobrual,"~'f . lS44 (~ac it, iJD'Sul. s, 1944) ., and pursuant to a1..1thoritw in .AR 6QO.l.45, th\il Bronz_, S : SI' Heda]. \vith '

'Le~ter "V" .. dG;vioc 'f':or. heroic aehicVbnnnt iri connodt,ion \Vitt mU.i ta~y opora-tio'ns agains~.: 'an · cnqm~r 'of tJ:?,o ·Unitod State~ is· !Ukido¢. to tlm following-, 1

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·coRPORAL MTDRi!! .1 .-? ,BAt,."B:;, , R~12g23m, ',Infantry• .United ·s,tatos Arnw, . a · fue;mbot of Ca~pa~y ?• {Ssth li11'antr1 ~0g.im~nt, 2d Int'Rrtry D~vision, d~s-.. ·. tine,uishcd him13o~f by l1oroic achi.i:lVa.,.leht Cin 13 J::~mu6.r~" ltD.2 ~iJ. the \Vicinity of 's agi:m.ak, Korea. ' 0n 'G~at ·· dat'c dorpor'al B:AJLE~t~ 3 ' S\):tad hadt·Ath6 ti~ssion.,. of/. as:=raul ting and d,ost:toyin[~ an onomy outpost ,Ptisit'+'o.n. Under intuooo· riP~ .. · fran thG pnor1w pos~'tiol.1s Corporal BAILE.Y, co::~pl.o, t..:Jly o:xposod tl,) th~ enemy, moved ahe?,d of his ul.'3n an<:l ct.argod 11P tno . hill tQ;lards t:r..o cnvmy cmpl acamont. :Firing his rifle(' an<! shou:ting t;:lncouragoriont to his incn: he mbvod to 'V~ithih . grenade "range· '6t the .:momy. Thro~~,ing all •at his ::;r._;.nados,ho stormad the positions dostroyin2; tho anomy. Hb , immodiatcl~r N ':;roupod h.is squad and' propared for a c.ount8ratc[\clc! .As .. o . rosult of lJ.isf cour::l;_·;:; ous 3C.tions, tho enemy '<

outpos.t cNap- o~,:}z:run ) m<i . ,dc.-str:<?~ ·cd cutt ~n.g ·off a ·sburcv of ,ifl't'prmotion of :fr'iop.dl,y troop moveiiWnts and .str.3li~h. .Tho hcrois~·1 ~r &cti~m disp+~yad, by corporar · BA-ILEY on t .ni·s 'occasJ:on··. ro·rrac·ts c:;ro 8 t hrodit upon· .. lti,niso;I.t ·and . tho mit'it ar~r sorvic;:s. E 11t0 rc. a· the Fodor~ ~brvi.cw' ·frorr •. 'l.:>ass.cidiusotts • . · '

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'pm:vr.TE 'FIRBr ·CLASJ , EULClw. ;i .. COFELA£JU, US53iOJ.3~?., I~~nt~y, U~it~ d States Arrey, a m .. mbor. of .. Corr·r ariy B ., ~8th In+entry R:;[;:; imon~, .2.d Infsntry , Division, · dlstingu1sh~d· llimsclf bJr heroic nchi .... vomont o,.n 10 M~rcb: . l952. ,~ ''in,, · tho vicinity of s ·ongns c-:Jong,- KorJe. .• ' On that ·"da.t.o l?rtvate· C·OFGL~~'TD, an. automatic · rt,ftoman., Wg _· ·su~1port.ing'thc : asSat11't ~quad durinft a patrol into ~· ~cmy ~oiT.itory • . ·;fhon tho assaul.t sq'Q..ad cnc'buntcrod : in,to~.ae.: oflo.JW ;t'i;ro , . tlie PI. at'oofl · l~~a.dor; was. ~~;:r:-:i,.ously .i~9\.itido,~ t.,an,d · . l ,ttlt'!: ·, in,. a ' P?:S,i~ip~'· F')xpdllO'd .. t ·o ;'·

. enemy ·firr6. Priv:itq C:OP.3L..!U,~D~ ~· ignoring '~1 . d.3ngor t"o his . own lif? ·, 1 ¢~Qs.ood tfio fire swq,Pt' ;)'aro~ 'and. . qv~dih_g ·t _hd v.ah~men:t· t'b.aU: o'3 ·:...::l.im§·bul..l;vt_B, cro;Ti-a:d1 .,

tho wound2 d ?otf1~or •. to safJty • . His cbUrag0ous ·an,. ·soifloss ·~'$-t~on .aavad tho lifo .9f a. ;man who m,ight -othc,rwdso havo .. <}.io·d ·on ··.th..} ."b!nt.tlqfiCld rand we~. a ·

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. Division, distin.guis},lod. l'l.i.I;IJ.SCl!,' l)y P,eroi:c ~chigv.~,!.ia nt on .~.4. Fdbruary 195'2. ' ' i • . . l ' ' 'i. '. ' - ·, ' . '

ia tho -vicinity ot Son.:..;n<>c-Do.p.g, .Koro~ _, ~p ~hat. d'3tC :Frivato \IR li.~Ht' ' in.ovod out 'ilith a squad .sia0d petrol · s.s~1gn-.: El · ~liq 'riii&sion of gatooring inform~tion' on enemy condit:tons. J..s· tM:y Wdt:l)" ~ eiivt'lncln~ to•~ar-1. ·t;,l:icir · objc·ctd.w, they yJor;:; obs0rvad ~d firod on ·'b; ·: th~ ~n~¥YH}b:¢ initi~~ bw,·st w.ru.ndipg ,~on3;~men •

. Private .•R'rar.:rr, rooin.?; the nted rbt .inirhaAhto Mtio •. ~. , ~tqoO,. · nP ,ang, ~i~cg~nling ·· th.a dcao:t~r blazo •of ;1-cstl).a,· :::-ir~, 'Oettan: flrinz ~: on tho c.n.i.;ny~ R~meining in, this· exposed position., ll c-ontinued his ·cov.::r.fn~. i'i.N until · his cOJr.rades · had sa;f.'Gl y 'IIi thdM.1in. 'th:.Jrl Still under ' CnJmy fi'l'-3, ''thO '.Withdrew~ ~nd rc j,oinQ;d '

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visions Qf E:x,ec,utive·. Order 91gB, 1J:. M13y .:).9,4q (. seY. J;II~.( ~m B.ul ' 25, :.~.942); as , aiiiended by ~xecut~ve .oz:dor ··g~&: , ll ~.eptember .1942 ( ~c III, WD Bul ·" 49, ~ ~42) , t~ · ~ir }~~dat for meritorious .~chievement._.Vfu:.Ue partie iPating ' in aerial . f.t~g~t . ~urin~. th: :,1>er~e<1~ ~.1.~~i~~te(3. i~ ,' ayJ,arded to the·· foll' owin~-na~d eff:~..cers; .. ~ .,.;· '~. . . · / i' .. . ·., , , ·

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C'APTA.IN ORAN B ''JOLLEY, OL. 044853; Infa IIIAry, United ··state·s Army, Head.:: q\la~te,rs;' 2d Division ,Artille.ry, 2q J;nfantrY...:Q.iv.i,s;ion,·, j,.n ~ore,a, 'from 23..

·.A.prU 1952 '0:: 5 i~ny 19~.2 .. ,,. Pft~ored. 't~o "F,cd .)r~ ,.·seryi~e; f:tan. J!llionc.i,s, :, ' I - ' I ~: • I ,,.\ (•~'l1 ~· '\.':! ' .• .I "'1" ' ._ ! 0t. l( t Jt,, . '· :' 'i " \ ' . ~. ~:

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Di visi~n·t in Korea" frcm ll Fe'!Jruary· 19!?2 t o 24 Fe1:lruary ·1952.. Ep.tered the Fed,er.al 'Se·ivice :frem -NewYork ~·.:' '' ··. .. . ' . ··:. . · : ·, . '·

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CORPO:~U.. JOI-li\T J SliiTH, US5512442i; Inlcmtry; United ·st,.~tes Army, a ·., member of Compn...'1.y F, 9th Infantry Reg:iJne,nt, 2d Wcmtry Division, distin-. guished himself l.:>y heroism on 10 Apl."il 1952 in' the vicinity of Cha.t-Kol, Korea. On that date, Coi·porD-1 SEITH, a Hnchine Gunner, observed an enemy mortar round hit the -position of a fcjlow soldier. VJithout hesitation, he · and a comre:de went to th~ posit;ion to . invcst:..gc/ce the extent of the dCl!llllge. Upon arrival, they .di.scovered that ·~he explosion .had set fire to a box of

· hand grenades. · As his comr-::-.de handeq tho · i:Jruming box of grenades t.o Corporal SHITH, he immcdin !tcly threw :the contents . cle<'.r of' danger. . U pan entering · the posi tJ.on a· .sedbnd . tirhe~ Corporal SliiTH and his f:riend sight.cd a wo~dcd tmn-ly::i.ng' ItclplqssJ:y .. on the gro';lll<;i• Mtcr c~.llin;e;; for rnedical . .- · aid,.. he ~d his .comrade, vdth utter· dis,regard fer their ovm safety Vlhich

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P.lUVAT~ FJDST · CL\SS,. HOiti~oCE HOH.Ati.D JR; I?J.U8392702, .In+antry, United'. States 'Army, ~ utcmi)cr of Corupany F, 9th b.fa,;1try Rcgimc~t, ·2d Infantry Div.J.sion, . dist:ii1guishcd himself by ne~oianon 10·, April ~952 in tho , v:ircinity , of Chat-Kol, Ko'rcia. On that datc, Privtite HOVL!U.1D,· an .Amr.J.unition Bearer,

~ 0 bserved t.hu t an Cl'lO.tcy l:tor tai- round )lit tho' posi tiph. of a. f cu.m·~ : soldicr. Uitho.U:t hcsita tion; he and a comrade went .to tqc position to invcs:tiga tg

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. the extent of tho damago~-:· · Upon arrival; ~ thc.y · discaver.cd t.hat thb' -:cxplos'i.Q\1 • ' • • • ·' "'\ ' •· . I

had set fire ;co a bo.:({. of ,mmd grcna4cs a.L1.d an a.utorJati¥ ,ri:f;lc <l\lWoilition 'bcit.. Hithout lmovd.ng that anyone ··was ·':ln thc 'pcsi~ion ,' .i?i:ivhtc HOTHARD

'' he.ri:dcd :. ~0. box of . grOJ?<-'\clS to his . comradQ., Vlh(') ,tP,r:oii th~· qonton~ ffortl:j• tho· ' I ~. .'

positipr;1 t9 a ·point .out qf cillr].ge:I"'. ~rivato· HOU.A.RD than fondl.qcl; tho ammunition , qqlt" out of·~:the l)Ositibn; COVering it with: .. Sruld m ·, order to .ifputralizc . tho hazar dous fire • .Upon entering thG position thci second time, he ~d his fritmd sighted a vwunc'tcd riiD.n. After · ccl.ling for medical aid, they p;t'd-

. cccdcd, to give · assistance to · tho L13.urcrd soldier, COfllplctoly disroga:rdirig tho personal danger :i.nvo].vcd; His quick' action:s r;w.dc it possible' for trio injured flk.'1..11 to :rcc'civc mocliqal assi~rt;.1.ncc in n m.iil.iluUin of :time. Tho .. hor()-.1 ism disp~uycd by-Private riOfJJ~r.D :t;cflQcts great credit upon himself and 'the milita~·y sorocc•.-1 Entered the Fcd.cral service from Texas. .

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FIRST LIE\JTElJANT PlliJNR1• A HOLGU~. -' 01339446, Infantry; United Stat.cs Army, H9adqt;tart:crs, 2d ~a,ntry: ~~yi,:?i?Jil, , ~ Kor~rr, , :fi'ro:m ·,l ,. D'0 ecmbcr 1951 to 30 Ma~(. 19 ~2. ~to red the F 0 dcr,a.r lfc,l"'fic c , Il?Ol::J: 'l' c.x;ls •

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A~.t:j ri~~;;t/7]~07 ,C~E:;;E _____________ _ !~J~~r~ 'J :. ."'"!tDS

Reproduced at the NatJonal ArchiVes

, ~WD'UID OF- TIIE ooW.mNDJ~.TION :UIBBOli WITH 1\i:ET}J. , ~JD.t~T By., dir~ction. of, '1:

·the .SC3_creia;ry. qf.,'bh~· li.1!rpy;; J;Ulaer,. t}:te.,. p:,ox=i:~io~\<' of f"~~n. 6Q0-~5 1 ·:the Co~mtat tion· aibbon with Metal "fend.ll1.t ) f.or· m,er!i;.t.or~o~~semck <.Iurmg the period . indicated is ,~wardo,d to ·;the )'_ol,.,i<Y.''i:trii-napt~d. ·officcn~,; + ~1\d \3nlist~-~ It!S.n: . · ·. ·

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Fins~: ~-lEUTEF;~l-!.T ~O,BERT , y IillNbi:.D, 02\>,1:399, E .rriJ:Y liedico.J.; Servic~,·" t)nited States' I;rny, Mo'dical Comi~; ··,38th <· L'lfantry fiegiruontl 2d 'Infantry Di~sj;on,

ip Koroaj from .J~ DQcenip~p l-9~ ,:t~·~{~* l~z:ob ·19_?2 • .. Entere.d tl1c<fe.deral serv-i .t>..,;.. It ' ' . ·J ' • ,, '> • I • r •' . '

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. SEIDlliJ{T YmL'JJ G· lT;n :xctt,·.p~,<'iJ,s~2062s08~ :tni'~try, ~ynitect ' Statcs , 1~rmy ~ l{eaqqu~tors·, .2d W&ritr:r: Dl.Vfs-ion" .~ in ~Co;rca:, fr6.r(.7 S:eptembar i95~ to ;1..:4'. -'· Uay 1952. : Enter<!:~ ~c Fcd<rra.'+ . sdl~~cc ~,rom' Ohio~' ' .,. '·: ., , , ·· .. ··, ""

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· .;.w1JID oF THE adMiiEHDJ.TibN n±sm .ryrTH LmT:.i · Pzr:n:..NT '(FIRST moNZE OkK.:,_ · , LE.:J' CLUSTER )-By · ctircction o.f the Secretary of' . tho ··~:rm:r ,- · tinder the provisions of AR 6~45, the · Comrubn(4~t'iop Rl.bb'ort (F~st OaklLcaf Cluster) for mori~ . ·. orious sorvice.'·cttir.fn:g tho ' Period xnctlbittad is awardad ·to ' the f011owing-na..1iOd . ~· . ' ( . ' . {· - .

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"FIRsT . LIWTE:~ANT JOSEPH W FEELEY, 0201W.23;'. Want~~ United States.· 1.\nny; Hcadque.rtGrs, 1st ]3at·tal±on~ 9th Infantry Regirit0nt, .2d Infa.n:ttry-Division, _in K0 roa., fi.'<¥:t ;u liarch: ~95~, ~o 16 - ~y. 195~~ Entered tho ·Fadcral ico from No\v .Yorlt. · ' ·

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