Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company L, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army (Company L, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army)

Private Robert F. Hanlon, 33750646, Infantry, United States Army, for gallantry in action in the *** sector, Normandy, France, on 30 July 1944. When four gunners were wounded in quick succession at a vital Browning Automatic Rifle position protecting the second platoon from enemy flanking fire zeroed in on the position, he together with another soldier, voluntary and without hesitation went to this exposed position and fired on the enemy until Private Hanlon was killed by a direct hit from an enemy mortar. The intrepid courage and tenacity of purpose on the part of Private Hanlon, who voluntarily assumed a hazardous duty well knowing the extreme danger involved, pays high tribute to his character as a soldier, and is in accord with the traditions of military service.
Entered military service from Washington, DC.


Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 25 (25 August 1944).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company L, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army