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 Staff Sergeant Glenn H. Strouse, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company K, 3d Battalion, 103d Infantry Regiment, 43d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces near Binalonan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 16 January 1945. On that date, American forces landed and established a beachhead on Luzon. Staff Sergeant Strouse and two members of his guard, equipped with a 57-mm. anti-tank gun, a 37-mm. anti-tank gun and a 50-caliber machine gun, were ordered to establish what became the sole forward guard position defending that combat outpost for the night. The three guards came under heavy fire around 2300 hours from a column of 7 military tanks, part of the 2nd Japanese Armored Division. The tanks were equipped with 47-mm. cannons and the small arms weaponry of their dismounted troop. The guard position, heavily out-gunned, fought in pitch darkness so as not to expose the size or location of their landing party. During several attacks over more than four hours, they eliminated the threat from 5 of the tanks and both mounted and dismounted attacks so intense that the heat of continuous fire warped the barrel of one of the anti-tank weapons, rendering it inoperative. Taking over the machine gun when one of the guards was disabled by flash-burns to his eyes, Staff Sergeant Strouse and one other man continued the defense of the position. Staff Sergeant Strouse eliminated a sixth tank with two machine gun bursts fired in the direction of the muzzle-flash from that tank’s cannon; missing with the first burst but connecting with the second. The seventh and final tank then disengaged and fled the battle scene. Staff Sergeant Strouse’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 and the United States Army.