Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    91st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Private Francis Hockreiter, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a member of the 91st Infantry Division, with the FIFTH Army in Italy during World War II. Private Hockreiter was a member of a rifle company in action on the Gothic Line when he and eight comrades charged against almost insuperable odds to the summit of Monticelli and drove off three successive German counterattacks. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.