Torre, Joseph V.

Date of birth:: November 7th, 1918 (New York City/New York, United States)
Date of death:: October 13th, 1986 (North Brunswick-Middlesex/New Jersey, United States)
Service number:: 32 003 730
Nationality:: American

Biography

Promotions:
?: Private First Class.

Career:
January 29th, 1941: enlistment;
?: Company A, 119th Medical Battalion;
September 15ht, 1944 - July 15th, 1945: Europa;
October 7th, 1945: honorable discharge.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Company A, 119th Medical Battalion, 44th Infantry Division, US Army
Awarded on:: 1945

Awarding Letter:
"Working all day in bitter cold and mus to evacuate nine wounded infantrymen from no-man's land won Pfc Joseph V Torre, a 26 year old litter bearer of the 119th Med Bn one of the first Silver Stars awarded by the 44th Inf Div.
It was near Leintrey, France and a patrol had advanced nearly 3 miles ahead of the Division line. Suddenly intense German mortar and small arms fire smashed their ranks -- and nine wounded men lay shivering in the winter mud. One of the unwounded infantrymen made his way to the aid station and Pfc Torre's squad went back to get the wounded.
Despite a broken hand suffered the previous day, Torre spent the day going from the 44th lines to the wounded. Eight of the men were evacuated before dark, and dusk found the enemy laying a heavy artillery barrage on the entire area.
Orders were given for all men to take and keep cover, but Torre went out anyway with a fellow medic and made another exhausting five mile trip, in darkness and through artillery fire, to rescue the ninth man."

GO 106 HQ 44th Infantry Division.