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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    35th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    March 3, 1945

    Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 22 (March 28, 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 Sergeant Henry R. Houston (ASN: 34589900), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Germany, on 3 March 1945. Sergeant Houston led a small patrol in advance of a tank column as part of a task force. Proceeding along a route under enemy fire, the patrol reached a bridge under which a demolition charge was discovered to have been prepared by the enemy. Under enemy artillery fire, Sergeant Houston, assisted by another enlisted man, successfully removed the demolition charge, left a guard in charge of the bridge and reported the situation so that a detail was dispatched to augment the bridge guard. As a result of Sergeant Houston’s initiative, leadership and disregard for personal safety, the task force was enabled to proceed over the bridge without incident. 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 and the United States Army.