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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Edward D. Zabroskie, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. 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.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    19th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 3 – 4, 1951

    Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 245 (March 15, 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 Private Edward D. Zabroskie (ASN: ER-52031118), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy near Sesim-ni, Korea, on 3 – 4 February 1951. Private Zabroskie’s company was in defensive positions covering the withdrawal of a friendly unit. As the unit completed its movement through the company lines, the enemy launched a series of attacks in tremendous mass in an effort to drive the company from commanding ground. As the enemy closed his fourth attack to within 200 yards of his positions, Private Zabroskie opened fire with his machine gun and was almost immediately hit in the face by small arms fire and knocked from the gun. Ignoring the pin of his wound, he immediately climbed back to his exposed position and resumed firing. The enemy attack pressed to within a very few yards and again Private Zabroskie was hit, this time in the leg, by small arms fire and knocked from his gun by the impact. Again, he exposed himself to man his gun and his accurate fire killed the last of the attackers who had moved to within five yards of his position. Ordered to withdraw, he brought out his machine gun and a small supply of ammunition and when the company mounted a counter attack later to retake the ground, he was with the assaulting units firing his machine gun from the hop and his heavy fire was extremely instrumental in making the attack a success. As soon as the ground was retaken, he moved his machine gun to an advanced position from which he had the best field of fire and met the immediate small enemy counter attacks with such a rain of accurate fire that they were quickly discouraged and driven off. During the course of this action he killed, by his effective fire, over 60 of the enemy. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Private Zabroskie, 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.