Honors & Awards of the 187th
BATTALION
Bronze Battle Star - The Ardennes Campaign
Bronze Battle Star - The Rhineland Campaign
Bronze Battle Star -The Central Europe Campaign
Commendation - From 15th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron for operations against the enemy-held city of Roermond, Holland.
Commendation - From the XVI Corp for well-planned, smoothly executed Rhine River Crossings.
Commendation - From 79th Infantry Division for successful completion of Rhine assault crossings.
SILVER STAR MEDAL
Citation - For gallantry under fire on the Roer river near Roermond, Holland. Gave first aid and helped evacuate a wounded officer to safety across the swiftly flowing current.
1st Lt. JAMES H. DAHLMANN
Citation - For gallantry under fire during the assault of the Rhine river near Orsay, Germany. Saved four infantrymen from drowning when an assault boat overturned.
Pfc JESSE F. HORNBACK
Pfc JOSEPH H. HOOGAN
Citation - For gallantry under fire on the Rhine river. Volunteered to make a trip upstream in an assault boat to locate a failure in a river boom.
Sgt GLEN J. BELLMEUR
Tec 5 BERL C. CRIST (who also carried Bellmeur to safety after he was wounded)
Citation - For gallantry under fire on the Rhine-Herne canal. Evacuated casualties.
Capt. WARREN MCKAY
Pfc CALVIN A. FISHER
Citation - For gallantry under fire on Rhine-Herne canal. Placed smoke pots on canal dike to conceal men who were pinned down by the enemy fire.
M/Sgt. WILLIAM S. BARRETT
Citation - For gallantry under fire on the Rhine-Herne canal. Evacuated casualties.
1st Lt. JOHN WRIGHT
Cpl. CALVIN O. HINTZ
SOLDIERS MEDAL
Citation - Evacuated a wounded enlisted man from an enemy minefield near Echt, Holland.
S/Sgt. GRESHAM L. PACE
Citation - Ran to the assistance of a wounded officer who was being attacked by a drunken soldier.
Pfc HENRY G. SCHELLINGER
BRONZE STAR MEDAL
Citation - For heroic service under fire on the Roer river, near Roermond, Holland. Helped evacuate wounded officer to safety.
Sgt. CHARLES R. VAN DEMARK
Pfc Hansford V. HOLLEY
Citation - For Heroic achievement on the Rhine river. Operated a ferry under fire for 72 hours.
Sgt. CLYDE MASON
Sgt. ELMER J. PENNINGTON
Cpl. RUSSELL B. EVARTS
Cpl. OMER E. HEARNE
Cpl. MELVIN D. SEELYE
Cpl. JOHN H. SCHELBLEY
Tec. 5 CHARLES C. WILSON (my father)
Pfc. CHARLES F. CARR
Pfc. WILLIAM D. FRANKLIN
Pfc. EARNEST COTTRELL
Citation - For heroic achievement on the Rhine river during assault crossings. Had charge of the ferry system, helped evacuate casualties under fire.
1st. Lt. ROBERT J. STEVENS
Citation - For heroic achievement under fire on the Rhine-Herne canal. Helped evacuate the wounded.
Cpl. JAMES R. TRACY
Pfc JOHN H. PIPES
Citation - For meritorious service in the planning and supervising the assault crossing of the Rhine.
Major CARL R. HOLMGREN
Citation - For meritorious service in planning and supervising the assault crossing of the Rhine.
Capt. JACK A. WITT
Citation - Helped train ferry operators for river crossings. meritorious service during Rhine crossing.
WOjg FRED MURPHY
Citation - For meritorious service during the Rhine crossings.
M/Sgt. JOHNNIE J. KEY
Citation - For heroic achievement in leading his platoon in advance of a tank column into Roermond, Holland. Cleared mines and obstacles.
1st. Lt. STANLEY L. TUMAS
Citation - For heroic achievement on the Rhine-Herne canal. Evacuated wounded under fire.
Pfc ANDREW W. SPANGLER
BRONZE STAR CLUSTER
Citation - For meritorious service on the Rhine operation
1st Lt. STANELY L. TUMAS
Citation - For heroic achievement in evacuating wounded under fire on the Rhine crossing.
Tec.4 HAROLD G. JESSEMY
Cpl. HARRISON C. CHANDLER
Pfc. ROBERT T. PATTERSON
Citation - For meritorious service during the Rhine crossing.
S/Sgt. YATES R. LINEBERGER
Citation - For heroic achievement under fire on the Rhine-Herne canal. Placed smoke pots on canal dike to conceal bridge construction.
Pfc ALBERT H. BERKENSTOCK
Pfc TRACY C. BLEVINS
Pfc CLARENCE H. HALBACH
Pfc. WILLIAM E. TEAR
Pvt. GEORGE J. B. HOGENDOBLER
Citation - For meritorious service from 7 Feb. 1945 to April 13, 1945.
Lt. Col. JOHN E. PEARCE
Citation - For meritorious service in assisting in the training of motorboat operators for river crossing.
1st. BILLIE G. EARNHEART
1st. Lt. DONALD W. MATTHIAS
1st. Lt. CHARLIE T. BAKER
S/Sgt. ALBERT J. STICKNEY
S/Sgt. GRESHAM L. PACE
Citation - For meritorious service as Bn. Adjutant between Nov 2, 1944, to May 8, 1945.
1st. Lt. JAMES S. ABNEY
Citation - For meritorious service from March 10 to May 8, 1945.
1st Lt. EDWARD B. PARRISH
Citation - For meritorious service between Nov 2, 1944, and May 8, 1945.
WOjg ERIC G. JONES
1st Sgt. PAUL C. BOYER
1st Sgt. MODIE McMUTCHEON
M/Sgt. HUELAND F. SMITH, jr.
T/Sgt. RALPH E. HOWITT
T/Sgt. ROBERT W. WOLFE
Army, Headquarters 187th Engineer Combat Battalion General Orders No. 8 APO 350, C/o PM, NY, NY, 29 May 1943. Award of the Purple Heart: By direction of the President and under the provisions of AR 600-45 22 Sep 1943, as amended and Cir 32 Hq ETOUSA 20 Sep 1944, the Purple Heart is awarded to the following Officer for wounds received in action on 7 Apr 1945 in Germany: Captain CECIL T. DANIEL, 0 255 453, CE. (Ribbon and Medal not available for issue. By order of Lieutenant Colonel Pierce: James S. Abney 1st. Lt., CE Adjutant.
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