- SURNAME
Dreyer
- FORENAME
Burt Harold
- UNIT
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion
- RANK
1st Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-18756
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands 1st October 1943
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Palms, California
born 14.04.1913 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
father Burton Herman Dreyer (1888-1915)
employed by Leows Incorporated M.G.M. film studios
resided 12007 Pacific Avenue, Palms, Los Angeles County, California (draft card)
16.10.1940 draft card Palms, Los Angeles County, California
07.11.1940 entered service
15.05.1946 discharged (Major)
employed by M.G.M. studios (30+ years)
wife Mary Ellen (nee Mowry) Dreyer (1914-1997)
son Richard, daighter Diana
died 25.08.1996 (Aged 83) Culver City, California, USA
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Section 1A, Site 1158
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Burt H. Dreyer (MCSN: 0-18756), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Quartermaster of the Second Parachute Battalion, First Parachute Regiment, First Marine Amphibious Corps, in action against enemy Japanese forces at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 1 October 1943. Immediately following two direct bomb hits and two strafing attacks on the LST in which he was in charge of unloading, First Lieutenant Dreyer courageously rallied a group of Marines and led them into the burning vessel to rescue the wounded. His intrepid leadership and valiant actions were important factors in saving the lives of twenty-one wounded men who might otherwise have been killed by exploding gasoline and ammunition. His gallant devotion to duty reflects the highest credit upon First Lieutenant Dreyer and the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92929328/burton-harold-dreyer
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