Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private 1st Class

Unit:

Company H, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division "Timberwolf", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

May 25th, 1945

"Pfc. Jack S. ATKINSON, Company H, 415th Infantry, took up an exposed position in a second-story window and inflicted heavy losses with accurate fire from his machine gun on counter-attacking troops. The enemy detected his position, but he refused to abandon his gun although under a barrage of sniper, bazooka, panzerfaust and machine gun fire. As a result of his coolness in the face of grave danger, Pfc. ATKINSON single-handedly repulsed a serious threat to his unit’s position."