Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

February 24th, 1945

"For gallantry in action on 27 December 1944, near ****, Belgium. During the attack on Company G by an estimated battalion of Panzer Grenadiers, Sergeant Green, Light Machine Gun Section Leader of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, was in direct charge of five machine guns which were delivering intense fire upon the attacking forces. As the attack progressed, a call was made for support on the left flank. Seizing a machine gun, Sergeant Green called for two volunteers and undertook to cross one hundred yards of brilliantly moonlit ground, under heavy fire from both enemy and our own forces, to a new position. Close to their objective, they came face to face with Germans. Acting swiftly and coolly, Sergeant Green shoved the machine gun into one of the German's hands and shouted: "Here - this is for you." He then fell flat and called to his two men, "Kill them - they're Germans." The squad opened fire killing two Germans and forced the others to fall back. Sergeant Green established the new position and brought effective fire to bear on the enemy. Throughout the entire action, Sergeant Green directed the fire of his section with great skill, and, although subsequently wounded, remained with his section until the enemy was repulsed with heavy losses. His actions reflect great credit upon himself and upon the Airborne Forces of the United States Army."

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 21 (1945).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action on 4 July 1944 in France.