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Original Items: One-of-a-kind set. Technician 5th Grade Harry Hartman, ASN 6666816 was part of the D-Day invasion and on D-Day +1 his actions earned him a Distinguished Service Cross. The citation reads:
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 Technician Fifth Grade Harry Hartman (ASN: 6666816), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 7 June 1944, in France. Company F, 18th Infantry was being held up by heavy sniper and automatic weapons fire from hedgerows which bordered the road along which the company was advancing. Technician Fifth Grade Hartman moved into the seat of his 1/4 ton vehicle and drove it into an exposed but strategic position from which the gunner could deliver fire from the machine gun mounted on the vehicle. Observing that the fire was effective but not decisive, he then moved the vehicle out in front of the company so that he was parallel to the hedgerows. Then, as the gunner fired a continuous stream of fire into the bushes, he drove up the road between the hedgerows until the enemy resistance was destroyed, thereby permitting the advance of his company. Technician Fifth Grade Hartman's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
Included in this fantastic set are the following items:- Ike Jacket with early war 1st Infantry division patch on right shoulder, sterling silver Combat Infantryman's Badge, Medal ribbons: DSC, Bronze Star, Good Conduct, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern with an arrowhead and two battle stars and WWII Victory Medal. Enamel Distinctive Unit Insignias for the 18th Infantry Regiment, Technician 5th Grade chevrons, Ruptured Duck patch, Belgian Fourragere, Presidential Unit Citation and 5 overseas service bars on left sleeve indication 30+ months of overseas service. The jacket is named Harry Hartman 6666816
- Overseas Garrison Cap with Enamel Distinctive Unit Insignia for the 18th Infantry Regiment.
- Photo of Hartman in uniform with his children.
- Many pages of copied research.
Overall a fantastic rare grouping from a D-Day invasion soldier an DSC recipient in one of the most famous U.S. infantry divisions of WWII.
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