Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

Company B, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army (Company B, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army)

Corporal Victor P. Funk (then Private) 37468246, Field Artillery, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the enemy. During an enemy tank attack on 29 October 1944, in Holland, Corporal Funk; serving as a gunner on a tank destroyer, knocked out the two leading tanks and prepared to fire on a third. The building behind which his tank destroyer was concealed received direct hits. Bricks and rubble falling into the open turret injured the leader; all members of the crew evacuated the vehicle except Corporal Funk. Loading the gun, himself, he destroyed another hostile tank, entered the driver's compartment find drove the vehicle to the other side of the building out of direct enemy fire. The extraordinary heroism and courageous actions of Corporal Funk reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service. Entered military service from Nebraska.

Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 54 (1944).