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Joseph
A.
Green

Two weeks after earning the Silver Star in France, Joseph Green was wounded by a German shell and was evacuated for amputation of his leg.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    2d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    August 1944
    Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 112 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Private First Class Joseph A. Green, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 2d Infantry Division in France in August 1944. When the advance of the platoon was stopped by machine gun fire from a house, Private First Class Green and a comrade, armed with a bazooka, crawled to a forward position and fired a projectile, scoring a direct hit.