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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry), [then Captain]

    Regiment:

    35th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    November 28, 1950

    Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 267 (May 18, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Infantry), [then Captain] Richard F. Heske (ASN: 0-35641), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Korea. On 28 November 1950, while conducting a displacement south of Inju, Korea, Major Heske’s convoy was halted by a strong hostile blocking force. Although constantly exposed to intense small arms and automatic weapons fire, he dismounted from his vehicle and walked the extent of the convoy to position his men and direct their fire. After the foe had been driven into the surrounding hills, he supervised the loading of the wounded and led the convoy through a gauntlet of hostile fire to safety. Major Heske’s valorous leadership, military ability and selfless devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.