Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Medical Administration Corps), [then Second Lieutenant)

    Regiment:

    11th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    5th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    September 8 – 10, 1944

    Headquarters, 5th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 57 (June 18, 1945)

    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 (Medical Administration Corps), [then Second Lieutenant) Edwin R. Pyle (ASN: 0-2049361), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, during the period 8 to 10 September 1944 near Donnot, France. Curing the crossing operations of the Moselle river, Lieutenant Pyle, a medical administrative officer, displayed intrepid courage and leadership in the evacuation of wounded personnel. Utterly disregarding personal safety and braving the intense enemy fire, Lieutenant Pyle exposed himself constantly for a period of sixty hours, while personally supervising the organized large-scale evacuation from the bridgehead to the aid station, often moving in total darkness to check with units to insure that all casualties were evacuated. His unselfish and loyal devotion to duty was highly instrumental in the saving of many lives.