Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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)

Staff Sergeant Albert E. Grobe, 39307368, Infantry, United States Army, for gallantry in action in the vicinity of Jallaucourt, France, on 30 September 1944. During the course of a strong enemy counterattack, the enemy succeeded in penetrating front line positions of the Third Battalion, 134th Infantry, and a group of four enemy riflemen reached the area of the command post of Company L, 134th Infantry. Although his trigger finger was cut off in the first exchange of fire, Sergeant Grobe, a squad leader, stood fast and killed all four of the Germans wit rifle fire. Before permitting himself to be evacuated, he picked up the weapons of the dead Germans to prevent the possibility of their use by other infiltrating troops. Sergeant Grobe’s intrepid courage and deadly accuracy in the face of heavy odds eliminated a direct threat to his company command post, and reflect high credit upon his character and training as a soldier.
Entered military service from Oregon.

Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 50 (4 November 1944).