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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Technician Fourth Grade [then Private First Class]

    Batallion:

    192d Tank Battalion

    Action Date:

    February 7, 1942

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 28 (March 13, 1952)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fourth Grade [then Private First Class] Andrew Hepburn, United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company H, 192d Tank Battalion, Provisional Tank Group, in action in the Sayasen-Anyasen area on Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 7 February 1942. In the course of desperately contested engagements with the enemy, he persisted in repeatedly returning to an immobilized tank entrapped in enemy-held jungle. He steadfastly refused to yield to exhaustion and, with full knowledge of the perils facing him from vicious hostile attack, continued his hazardous attempts to salvage critically needed equipment and to extricate his comrades from the helpless tank. Largely through his selfless action the tank and surviving members of the crew were evacuated under heavy fire and flame-thrower action. While being evacuated, the unit commander was mortally wounded. Technician Hepburn’s indomitable tenacity, persistent courage, and devotion to duty reflect great credit on himself and the military service.