Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    387th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    97th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 97th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 8 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Second Lieutenant (Infantry) William J. Cordes (ASN: 0-553020), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany during World War II.