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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    255th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    63d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    April 16, 1945

    Headquarters, 63d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 221 (June 11, 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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Warren C. Stout (ASN: 0-2011765), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 255th Infantry Regiment, 63d Infantry Division, in action on 16 April 1945, in the vicinity of Waldenburg, Germany. When the first platoon of his company was pinned down on the slope of a hill by intense enemy artillery, mortar, and machine gun fire, Lieutenant Stout at once moved his weapons platoon forward in order to eliminate the enemy positions. Although early in the action he was severely wounded in the arm and face by shell fragments, he refused to be evacuated until his platoon had begun to fire on enemy positions. His actions required his movement twice, while under fire and wounded, over a route 400 yards in length. Lieutenant Stout’s courage and leadership reflect high credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.