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Richard
D.
Abare
1928-03-03

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2009-03-18

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Awards Received

  • Bronze Star Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    15th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    2d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    September 17, 1951
    Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 684 (November 6, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Richard D. Abare (ASN: 0-1688558), United States Army, for heroic achievement as a member of Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, in action on 17 September 1951 in the vicinity of Samtae-dong, Korea. On this date, as friendly units advanced to the base of an enemy-held hill, all artillery fire directed on the objective was lifted and a machine gun was installed at the observation point to provide covering fire. During the ensuing action, intense enemy sniper and machine gun fire were directed upon the friendly machine gun crew, forcing them to withdraw from their positions. Observing this, Lieutenant Abare, with utter disregard for his own safety, operated the machine gun and employed a heavy base of fire along the ridge line. His accurate and effective fire silenced the enemy machine gun and greatly diminished the sniper fire. When his weapon failed to function, Lieutenant Abare continued his action with a rifle until friendly units had secured their objective. The heroism in action displayed by Lieutenant Abare on this occasion reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    15th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    2d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    May 24, 1951
    Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 513 (September 16, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Richard D. Abare (ASN: 0-1688558), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery B, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 24 May 1951 in the vicinity of K’un’Gol, Korea. While on the way to relieve a forward observer party, Lieutenant Abare and his comrades captured one enemy soldier and continued on to join Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment. From his observation post, Lieutenant Abare directed devastating artillery fire on Hill 895 toward which Company E was moving. Several enemy troops were killed and wounded, and the hill was secured. Upon reaching the objective, Lieutenant Abare spotted an enemy machine gun and called for artillery fire. Unable to fire artillery because of lack of clearance, he advanced with an M-1 rifle in the face of intense automatic weapons and small arms fire. He effectively pinned the enemy crew down until the mortar observer directed accurate fire which destroyed the enemy gun. The gallant action displayed by Lieutenant Abare reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.