- SURNAME
Mickelson
- FORENAME
Dennis Erwin
- UNIT
3 Recon Bn (A Company) (3 MarDiv)
- RANK
Lance Corporal
- NUMBER
2394453
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
South Vietnam 1968
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
ROLL OF HONOUR:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/mickelson-dennis-erwin.48788/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Dennis Erwin Mickelson (MCSN: 2394453), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company A, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, THIRD Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On the night of 5 December 1968, Lance Corporal Mickelson was a member of a reconnaissance team assigned to provide security for a vital radio relay site in Quang Tri Province, when the Marines were assaulted by an estimated forty North Vietnamese Army soldiers. During the ensuing engagement, Lance Corporal Mickelson, whose assignment was to defend a portion of the defensive perimeter, repulsed an attack by five hostile soldiers on his position, killing one of the enemy. Fearlessly exposing himself to the intense hostile fire, he maneuvered about the hazardous area, resupplying his companions with ammunition and skillfully adjusting mortar fire on observed targets. His aggressive fighting spirit and calm presence of mind under fire were instrumental in repelling the North Vietnamese force and contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit's mission. By his courage, resolute determination and unfaltering devotion to duty at great personal risk, Lance Corporal Mickelson upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.
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