Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

1st Lieutenant

Unit:

82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

1944

First Lieutenant Glenn H. Warren (then Second Lieutenant) 01015978, Infantry, 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armored Division United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the enemy. On 8 August 1944, while reconnoitering a route through Mortain, France, a platoon of an armored reconnaissance battalion, under command of Lieutenant Warren, met heavy enemy machine-gun fire. Lieutenant Warren, without fear or hesitation, brought his armored car forward, thus protecting the scout section and knocked out the enemy gun. When the advancing platoon was subjected to severe cross fire from two enemy guns, Lieutenant Warren personally manned a fifty-caliber machine gun and silenced the enemy weapons. Proceeding on to the center of the town, Lieutenant Warren was successful in disorganizing the enemy and knocking out another enemy machine-gun position and an antitank gun. During this intense action, he radioed his platoon to withdraw. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, Lieutenant Warren dismounted from his armored car and filled it with wounded men. After clearing a path for his car, he climbed to the forward deck of the vehicle and successfully completed the withdrawal. The extraordinary heroism and courageous actions of Lieutenant Warren reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service. Entered military service from Indiana.

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