HEROES:MOH Recipient **Glenn Harry English Jr Traditional Cache
HEROES:MOH Recipient **Glenn Harry English Jr
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Glenn Harry English, JR
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company E, 3d
Battalion, ~03 Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade. Place and date: Phu
My District, Republic of Vietnam, 7 September 1970. Entered service
at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 23 April 1940, Altoona, Pa. Citation:
S/Sgt. English was riding in the lead armored personnel carrier in
a 4-vehicle column when an enemy mine exploded in front of his
vehicle. As the vehicle swerved from the road, a concealed enemy
force waiting in ambush opened fire with automatic weapons and
anti-tank grenades, striking the vehicle several times and setting
it on fire. S/Sgt. English escaped from the disabled vehicle and,
without pausing to extinguish the flames on his clothing, rallied
his stunned unit. He then led it in a vigorous assault, in the face
of heavy enemy automatic weapons fire, on the entrenched enemy
position. This prompt and courageous action routed the enemy and
saved his unit from destruction. Following the assault, S/Sgt.
English heard the cries of 3 men still trapped inside the vehicle.
Paying no heed to warnings that the ammunition and fuel in the
burning personnel carrier might explode at any moment, S/Sgt.
English raced to the vehicle and climbed inside to rescue his
wounded comrades. As he was lifting 1 of the men to safety, the
vehicle exploded, mortally wounding him and the man he was
attempting to save. By his extraordinary devotion to duty,
indomitable courage, and utter disregard for his own safety, S/Sgt.
English saved his unit from destruction and selflessly sacrificed
his life in a brave attempt to save 3 comrades. S/Sgt. English's
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the cost of his
life were an inspiration to his comrades and are in the highest
traditions of the U.S. Army.
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