Tollton E. Coulter

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Tollton E. Coulter (0-1328125), First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant], U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 254th Infantry Regiment,, 63d Infantry Division, on 19 March 1945, in the vicinity of Ensheim, Germany. During the attack on the Siegfried Line, First Lieutenant Coulter’s company had the mission of taking 11 pill boxes. Lieutenant Coulter remained in the open directing fire of supporting tanks on the first pill box and led the assault on the next four, capturing twenty-seven prisoners. With the aid of an English speaking prisoner Lieutenant Coulter and two of his men entered each of the remaining pillboxes and captured a total of one hundred and ten prisoners. Lieutenant Coulter’s outstanding gallantry under hazardous conditions is in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.