Christian Rinehard Ericksen
Home Town: Belleville, New Jersey
Silver Star
World War II
U.S. Army
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 64 (November 23, 1943)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Christian Rinehard Ericksen (32388566), Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Chemical Warfare Service, 1st Infantry Division. During landing operations, Private Ericksen, despite intense enemy machine gun and coast-artillery fire, swam through an exceptionally strong surf to the rescue of several comrades who were in distress and in danger of drowning.