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Captain William Felkins, Jr., Receives the Distinguished Service Cross from the President of the United States of America, posthumously,
". . . for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations
against an armed enemy. . ."
...The Presidents' Distinguished Service Cross Awarded To Captain William Felkins, Jr., posthumously, 22 September, 1943...
Award of the Distinguished Service Cross. By direction of the President, under the provisions of AR 600-45, 22 September 1943, as amended, and under authority contained in Circular No. 32, Headquarters European Theater of Operations, United States Army, 20 March 1944,as amended, the Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to: *Captain WILLIAM C. FELKINS, JR.
*Captain WILLIAM C. FELKINS, JR., 387th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on 31 October 1944 and 1 November 1944, in Holland.
Captain FELKINS, displaying great personal courage, voluntarily led a patrol across a river and into dangerous enemy territory to drive off hostile troops and tanks which had taken a heavy toll of an isolated infantry battalion. He personally adjusted a devastating artillery concentration upon the enemy positions which killed many Germans and forced the withdrawal of several tanks. As the artillery fire lifted, Captain FELKINS, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, advanced far ahead of the patrol while subjected to intense machine gun fire. As he prepared to lead a charge upon the enemy, he was fatally wounded. Captain FELKINS' heroic actions resulted in the safe withdrawal of 120 men, many of whom were severely wounded, and enabled two companies to maintain their critical position until the main bridgehead was later established. Captain Felkins entered military service from Alabama.
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MICHAEL GLENN MILLER REPORTS: DATELINE SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 15 September 2001
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