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CITATION: GO 21, 24 February 1945 (page 5)
JAMES E. GREEN, 12207459, Sergeant, 508th
Parachute Infantry. For gallantry in action on 24 December, 1944,
near ***, BELGIUM. During the attack on Company "G" by
an estimated battalion of Panzer Grenadiers, Sergeant GREEN, Light
Machine Gun Section Leader of Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
Third Battalion, was in direct charge of five machine guns which
were delivering intense fire upon attacking forces. As the
attack progressed, a call was made for support on the left flank.
Seizing a machine gun, Sergeant GREEN called for two volunteers and
undertook to cross one hundred yards of brilliantly moonlit ground,
under heavy fire from both the enemy and our own forces, to a new
position. Close to their objective, they came face to face
with Germans. Acting swiftly and coolly, Sergeant GREEN shoved
the machine gun into one of the German's hands and shouted, 'Here -
this is for you." He then fell flat and call to his men,
:"Kill them - they're Germans," The squad opened fire killed
two Germans and forced the others to fall back. Sergeant GREEN
established the new position and brought effective fire to bear on
the enemy. Throughout the entire action, Sergeant GREEN
directed the fire of his section with great skill, and, although
subsequently wounded, remained with his section until the enemy was
repulsed with heavy losses. His actions reflect great credit
upon himself and upon the Airborne Forces of the United states Army. Entered military service from
NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
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