Carl R. Moller

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Carl R. Moller (39463574), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company H, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On 6 April 1945, although instructed to remain within the tank where he was relatively safe, Private First Class Moller, a mortar radio operator, set up his SCR 300 outside on the deck for better reception, and relayed messages coordinating the fire of armor with an infantry attack on Gemunden, Germany. While enemy machine gunners and riflemen, firing at 100 yards range from across the Main River, missed him by inches, and hostile artillery shells burst within 25 yards of him, he remained in his exposed position for nearly an hour. As a result of his courageous efforts, his Battalion received substantial assistance from the armor in seizing the important objective.