- SURNAME
Stevens
- FORENAME
Stanley E.
- UNIT
508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
39399951
- DATE OF DEATH
21st September 1944
- AGE
23
- GRAVESITE
buried California
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Solano,California
born 1921 California
entered service 15.10.1942 Sacramento,California
awards D.S.C.(posthumous),Silver Star
promoted Staff Sgt posthumously
KIA Kalorama area,Holland
DATE OF DEATH:
21-Sep-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/stevens-stanley-e.38957/CITATION:
Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Stanley Eugene Stevens (ASN: 39399951), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company G, 3d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against enemy forces on 18 September 1944, at Nijmegen, Holland. In an attack by Company G into the city of Nijmegen, to seize and hold the highway bridge within that city, Staff Sergeant Stevens led the point of his company advance with such courage and aggressiveness that his company was able to continue its attack without delay. Staff Sergeant Stevens led his men in clearing snipers from several houses. At one point he attacked a building single-handed, and killed two Germans manning a machine gun while another group cleared a building across the street. After the company had advanced farther into the city, at least two German machine guns began firing into the column, pinning down the entire company. Staff Sergeant Stevens maneuvered his point from the line of enemy fire. He established a base of fire to cover the German positions and without other assistance, assaulted one position with sub-machine gun and grenades, destroying the position. He succeeded in diverting the fire of the enemy upon himself and permitted his company to neutralize the position. During the action he was mortally wounded. The exemplary conduct and outstanding bravery of Staff Sergeant Stevens, and his willingness to close with the enemy, contributed in large measure to the success of his company attack and rendered a distinguished service in the accomplishment of his company and battalion mission. His intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 82d Airborne Division, and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/22701
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