The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Glen S. Sheen (ASN: 39912199), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On 18 April 1945, at 1600 hours in Nurnberg, Germany, Technical Sergeant Sheen and another soldier raced 150 yards over fire-swept, level terrain to take over two machine guns, and cover their platoon as it flanked the German positions and struck from the rear. For half an hour Technical Sergeant Sheen and the other soldier kept up a fierce and continuous fire on the enemy’s positions 250 yards away, and despite the enemy’s fanatic attempts to kill them, they held firm, killing six of the enemy, wounding two, and making it possible for their men to take the objective. 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.