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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    80th Tank Battalion

    Division:

    8th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    April 11, 1945

    Headquarters, 8th Armored Division, General Orders No. 89 (August 14, 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 Staff Sergeant Harry F. Shilling (ASN: 33230356), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Company D, 80th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Division, in Germany on 11 April 1945. Sergeant Shilling left the safety of his own tank to assist in evacuation of crew members of a disabled tank destroyer. The vehicle was hit again while Sergeant Shilling was evacuating the wounded driver who continued to move the wounded to a near-by fox hole. While administering first aid he was again subjected to artillery fire, wounding an officer who was assisting in rendering aid. Sergeant Shilling, seeing the position was untenable, moved the wounded to another point of safety. His courage and devotion beyond the call of duty reflects great credit on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.