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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    80th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 19, 1945

    Headquarters, 80th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 117 (May 2, 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 Corporal Harry C. Stultz (ASN: 31354720), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 80th Infantry Division in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States on 19 February 1945 in Germany. On that date, during an attack on Enzen, Germany, Corporal Stultz, an assistant squad leader, observed two enemy tanks whose fire was seriously delaying his rifle company’s advance. With utter disregard for his own safety, he voluntarily crawled over exposed terrain to a position from which he accurately fired two rockets at the tanks, disabling the first and forcing the second to withdraw. Corporal Stultz’s courage, initiative, and devotion to duty made it possible for the company to attain its objective and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.