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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Muller, Joseph E. |
| Date of birth: | Unknown (Holyoke/Massachussets, United States)
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| Date of death: |
May 16th, 1945 (near Ishimmi, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands)
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National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Plot: N. Row: 0. Grave: 1259. |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Sergeant Joseph E. Muller is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
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MEDAL OF HONOR - ARMY (MOH)
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Rank:
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Sergeant
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Unit:
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Company B, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division "Liberty Division", U.S. Army
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Awarded on:
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July 17th, 1946
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Action:
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Place and date action: Near Ishimmi, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 15-16 May 1945.
Citation:
"He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. When his platoon was stopped by deadly fire from a strongly defended ridge, he directed men to points where they could cover his attack. Then through the vicious machinegun and automatic fire, crawling forward alone, he suddenly jumped up, hurled his grenades, charged the enemy, and drove them into the open where his squad shot them down. Seeing enemy survivors about to man a machinegun, he fired his rifle at point-blank range, hurled himself upon them, and killed the remaining 4. Before dawn the next day, the enemy counterattacked fiercely to retake the position. Sgt. Muller crawled forward through the flying bullets and explosives, then leaping to his feet, hurling grenades and firing his rifle, he charged the Japanese and routed them. As he moved into his foxhole shared with 2 other men, a lone enemy, who had been feigning death, threw a grenade. Quickly seeing the danger to his companions, Sgt. Muller threw himself over it and smothered the blast with his body. Heroically sacrificing his life to save his comrades, he upheld the highest traditions of the military service."
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Details:
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General Order No. 71, July 17th, 1946.
Awarded posthumously.
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BRONZE STAR (BSM)
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Unit:
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Company B, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division "Liberty Division", U.S. Army
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Details:
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Citation unavailable.
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BRONZE STAR (BSM)
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Unit:
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Company B, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division "Liberty Division", U.S. Army
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Details:
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This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Citation unavailable.
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PURPLE HEART
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Rank:
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Sergeant
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Unit:
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Company B, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division "Liberty Division", U.S. Army
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| Picture source: |
- Bill Gonyo
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| Information source(s): |
- JORDAN, K. N., SR., Yesterday's Heroes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- MYERS, M. (EDITOR), Ours to Hold it High, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 2002.
- wikipedia.org
- American Battle Monuments Commission
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