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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    415th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    104th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 104th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 151 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) William Connell Dyer, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    415th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    104th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 23, 1945

    Headquarters, SEVENTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 480 (September 7, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) William Connell Dyer, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces at the Roer River, in the vicinity of Duren, Germany, on 23 February 1945. On that date Lieutenant Dyer’s company was assigned to cross the Roer river. On reaching the opposite side, Lieutenant Dyer and his men were pinned down by fire from a machine gun in a house situated in a large factory in which the enemy was firmly entrenched. Lieutenant Dyer charged the house and killed the gunner. In the action that followed he and his men accounted for six enemy machine guns destroyed and 23 of the enemy killed. First Lieutenant Dyer’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 104th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.