- SURNAME
Ziegler
- FORENAME
Harvey James
- UNIT
505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H)
- RANK
First Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-1286224
- AWARD
Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star
- PLACE
Europe
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.12.1920, Dunbridge, Ohio, USA
father Harvey James Zeigler (1893-1977)
mother Blanche Mae (nee Muir) Ziegler (1894-1983)
wife Wanda Austin
4 children
15.10.1940 enlisted Ohio Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Ohio (ASN: 20505439)
transferred to US Army and received battlefield commission (ASN: 0-1286224)
1945 discharged as Captain
1945 opened Harvey's Restaraunt, Bowling Green, Ohio
1980 retired, moved to Mount Dora, Florida
died 23.12.2012, Mount Dora, Florida (Aged 92)
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. Plot Section 624
CITATION:
Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Harvey James Zeigler (ASN: 0-1286224), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving Company H, 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against enemy forces on 6 June 1944, near Ste. Mere Eglise, France.? An American truck loaded with ammunition, accidentally hit an American roadblock and minefield.? The accident dislocated the minefield and damaged the roadblock.? The enemy was maintaining rifle and artillery fire on the truck, which caught fire.? With complete disregard for his own safety, First Lieutenant Zeigler left his position of cover and personally re-laid the minefield and reconstructed the roadblock under intense enemy fire.? A short while after this action the ammunition truck exploded.? The personal bravery and valor exhibited by First Lieutenant Zeigler 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/22823https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Harvey_J._Zeigler,_Jr.
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103167621/harvey-james-zeigler
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