SUBJECT: Award of Silver Star
TO: Private First Class KEITH H. ANDERSON, 39922451 APO #36, U. S. Army
“Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-456, you are awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action.”
KEITH H. ANDERSON, 39922451, Private First Class, Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, for gallantry in action on 7 March 1945 in France. Private First Class Anderson volunteered to make a one-man night reconnaissance to determine the condition of both banks of an important river. His task was rendered extremely hazardous by enemy flares which illuminated the area, by harassing rifle fire, and by the presence of hostile machine gun positions and German patrols in the vicinity. Although fully conscious of the dangers involved, he waded across the ice, swift flowing stream, secured the necessary information concerning the terrain, and returned, swimming most of the way back. By his daring initiative and outstanding bravery, he furnished information which contributed materially to the success of future operations. Entered the Service from Tremonton, Utah.
JOHN E. DAHLQUIST
Major General, U.S. Army
Commanding
See also: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=441906
36TH TEXAS DIVISION INFANTRY. 2 PURPLE HEARTS AND SILVER STAR. FOUGHT IN ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY.
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