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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    163d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    41st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    January 19, 1943

    Headquarters, 41st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 4 (February 5, 1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Harry Jay Van DeRiet (ASN: 20930312), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 163d Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy near Soputa, New Guinea, on 19 January 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Staff Sergeant Van DeRiet, 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.