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HEADQUARTERS XVIII CORPS (AIRBORNE)
APO 109 United States Army
17 December 1944
GENERAL ORDERS)
NUMBER 14 )
SECTION
Award of Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumous) ……………….. I
I. Award of
Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumous)
Under the provisions of AR 600-45, 22 September 1943, as amended, and
pursuant to authority contained in paragraph 3 c, Section I, Circular Number
32, Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, 20
March 1944, as amended, the Distinguished Service Cross is awarded
posthumously to the following enlisted man:
Staff Sergeant STANLEY E. STEVENS, 39399951, Infantry, United States Army,
for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an
armed enemy at Nijmegen, Holland on 21 September 1944. In an attack by
Company “G” into the city of Nijmegen, to seize and hold the highway bridge
within that city, Staff Sergeant STEVENS led the point of his company with
such courage and aggressiveness that his company was able to continue its
attack without delay. Staff Sergeant STEVENS led his men in clearing snipers
from several houses. At one point he attacked a building single-handed, and
killed two Germans manning a machinegun while another group cleared a
building across the street. After the company had advanced farther into the
city, at least two German machineguns began firing into the column, pinning
down the entire company. Staff Sergeant STEVENS maneuvered his point from
the line of enemy fire. He established a base of fire to cover the German
positions and without other assistance, assaulted one position with
machinegun and grenades, destroying the position. He succeeded in directing
the fire of the enemy upon himself and permitted his company to neutralize
the position. During the action he was mortally wounded. The exemplary
conduct and outstanding bravery of Staff Sergeant STEVENS and his
willingness to close with the enemy, contributed in large toward the success
of his company attack and rendered a distinguished service in the
accomplishment of his company and battalion mission. Entered military
service from California. RESTRICTED |
