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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Technician Fifth Grade

    Batallion:

    125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mech) (Separate)

    Division:

    30th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1945

    Headquarters, 30th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 151 (June 12, 1945), Amended by General Orders No. 174 (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 Technician Fifth Grade George Kaiser (ASN: 33495071), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) (Separate), in support of the 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 28 February 1945, in Germany. Technician Fifth Grade Kaiser was a member of a group which fought savagely to reach a point on a friendly flank and destroy an enemy machine gun position. Despite intense enemy fire, the group gallantly moved to the objective. Technician Fifth Grade Kaiser’s heroic actions reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.