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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant First Class

    Regiment:

    160th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    40th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    (UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Sergeant First Class Joseph T. Garganus, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Company H, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, in Korea. He ran over 70 yards across fire-swept slopes to aid a wounded comrade. Despite heavy enemy fire he remained at the side of the wounded man for several hours, and later ran through a hail of fire to bring the stricken soldier to safety. He later returned to the scene of action to retrieve the body of a dead comrade.