Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Fate
  • FORENAME
Harry Joseph
  • UNIT
2 Ranger Bn (Company D)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
36182049
  • AWARD
Silver Star
  • PLACE
France 1944
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.04.1916, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
father William Fate
2 years high school
civil occupation retail manager
employed by H.M. Gibbs
married upon enlistment
16.10.1940 draft card Burnips, Michigan
06.06.1942 entered service Kalamazoo, Michigan
03.11.1945 discharged
wife Florence Fate of Box 201, Lawton, Michigan
died 08.03.2002 (Aged 85)
Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan, USA. Section EE, Site 2
Headstone wrong D.O.B. (draft card + BIRLS Death file show 1916)
 

CITATION:

Silver Star : From June 6 to June 8, 1944, while on outpost duty, the above named enlisted men protected the battalion command post and aid station. The determination and initiative displayed by these men while performing this duty set an example for the remainder of the company, which was engaged in repelling three counterattacks by a numerically superior enemy. They held tenaciously to their position against heavy enemy fire, thus permitting the safe withdrawal of their men. When finally cut off from the main body, and although without food, water or medical aid for a period of 48 hours, and despite being greatly outnumbered, these heroic men continued to harass the enemy, and refused to surrender. On June 8, 1944, the enemy was forced to withdraw, making it possible for these men to rejoin their unit. Their gallantry and courage reflect much credit upon themselves, and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.

Jack E. Kuhn, Lester G. Arthur, Joseph L. Flanagan & Harry J. Fate all awarded Silver Star with same citation.

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59894599/harry-joseph-fate
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