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1/LT ROBERT N. HAVENS
BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARD |
 RESTRICTED GO No 18 Hq;
82d Abn Div
APO 469 U S Army 17 Feb 1945
II — AWARD OF. THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL
Under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and pursuant authority
contained in letter 200.6 (AG) Headquarters XVIII Corps Airborne, dated 31
August 1944, and Circular No. 2, Headquarters First United States Army,
dated 4 January 1945, the Bronze Star Medal is awarded to the following named individual:
ROBERT N. HAVENS, 0-1310927, First Lieutenant, 508th Parachute Infantry. For
meritorious service in connection with military operations against the
enemy, for the period from 17 September 1944 to 10 November 1944 near ***,
HOLLAND. First Lieutenant HAVENS, a platoon leader, Company "A", performed
his duties in an exemplary manner. On 19 September, with his platoon of only
fourteen men, he secured the high ground to the South of *** and protected
the flank of his company attacking Hill ***. The following day he moved his
platoon to the high ground in rear of the company position in time to meet a
fierce German attack which surrounded his position but was unable to
penetrate this defense due largely to the determined efforts of First
Lieutenant HAVENS in coordinating his position. On 25 September he became
Battalion S-2. He initiated a vigorous scouting and patrolling plan which
enabled his battalion to obtain accurate first hand information of the enemy
at all times. He diligently organized and supervised both reconnaissance and
combat patrols and voluntarily joined two combat patrols about the 9th and
21st of October in order to insure the success of the patrol missions. The
exemplary conduct of First Lieutenant HAVENS has enabled him to perform an
important service to his organization. Entered military service from
HONAKER, VIRGINIA.
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