Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Technician 4th Grade (T-4)

Unit:

Company C, 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army (Company C, 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army)

Technician Fourth Grade Lee H. Tuggle (Army Serial Number 33049169), Infantry, Company "C", 31st Tank Battalion, United States Army, for distinguishing himself by heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States on 24 August 1944, in the area of Chartres, France. Tec 4 Tuggle was participating in a night attack against the city when the tank which he was driving was disabled by anti-tank fire. He and another crew member, the only ones uninjured, after removing all burning ammunition from the tank, remounted and extricated the seriously wounded cannoneer. Having carried him from the tank, they administered first aid. At dawn, finding that his tank could still function he placed his wounded comrade on the tank and rejoined his unit. Tec 4 Tuggle' s helpfulness and consideration for his fellow soldier while in action is to be admired and emulated.

Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 47 (13 September 1944).