- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Company I, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army (Company I, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army)
Captain Virgel E. Hyde, O-392001 (then first lieutenant), Infantry, United States Army, for exeptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding service from 16 July 1944 to 5 August 1944.
Entered military service from Nebraska.
Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 34 (19 September 1944).