Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class

Unit:

Company C, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division "Thundering Herd", U.S. Army (Company C, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division "Thundering Herd", U.S. Army)

G.O. No. 1, Hq. 8th Armd. Div., 8 February, 1945, Page 4.
The Silver Star is presented to Joseph J. Bisch (37635276), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division, in Germany on 25 January 1945. Private First Class Bisch was a member of a bazooka team which was given the mission of knocking out an enemy pillbox. Private Bisch and his teammate, on their own initiative, moved behind the enemy lines to a better position and knocked out the pillbox. Fifteen prisoners were captured in this operation. The annihilation of the pillbox permitted the unit to continue. Private Bisch's initiative, aggressiveness and bold courage reflect credit upon himself and the Army of the United States. Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri.