- SURNAME
Meyer
- FORENAME
Harrison James
- UNIT
503 Infantry Regiment (Air Assault) (1 Bn)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star, Bronze Star
- PLACE
Iraq 2004
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
ROLL OF HONOUR:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/meyer-harrison-james.18053/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Harrison J. Meyer, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Medical Aidman in Company D, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on 26 November 2004, in Iraq. Around noon on that date, Private First Class Meyer and the rest of 3rd Platoon, Company D were in the 20th hour of a patrol extended by clashes with insurgents. They’d just taken up post in an abandoned building in the Mula’ab district when a Soldier was hit by sniper fire. Private First Class Meyer rushed up the stairs and treated a gunshot wound to the chest of Private Brian Grant. Though Private Grant later died in a hospital, Private First Class Meyer treated and comforted him until he was evacuated to an aid station. The platoon moved out of the building to find the sniper, but as they sprinted across a street toward the sniper’s perch, heavy machine-gun fire raked the patrol. Four Soldiers were hit in the legs and were stuck wounded in the open street. Private First Class Meyer himself had been shot in the calf and lower abdomen, but was able to move back to cover. The platoon couldn’t suppress the incoming fire. Ignoring his own wounds, and without orders, Private First Class Meyer ran out to try to move his wounded colleagues to safety. Placing himself between the wounded Soldiers and the enemy, he was struck by machine-gun rounds multiple times and mortally wounded. Private First Class Meyer's disregard for his own safety and courage under enemy machine-gun fire saved the lives of five soldiers. His valorous actions are in keeping with the highest standards of selfless service and reflects great credit upon himself, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, Multi-National Corps Iraq, and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/17150https://achh.army.mil/regiment/silverstar-oifoef-oifoef3
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13793239/harrison-james-meyer
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