Charles J. Gore

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star Medal to Charles J. Gore (42178744), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On an Intelligence and Reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of Zell, Germany, the evening of 6 April 1945, Private First Class Gore detected an enemy outpost position in an open field. By crawling 150 yards he came directly upon one foxhole and jerked two German’s weapons from them before they were aware of his presence. After returning these prisoners to the rest of the patrol 200 yards behind him he made a second trip out to the enemy outpost. Intercepted this time by enemy machine pistol fire, he battled at 50 yards range with a sub-machine gun against three Germans armed with automatic weapons and a rifle. Private Firs Class Gore killed two Germans and forced the other to surrender. His single-handed action wiped out the enemy outpost.