Gerald W. Oller

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Gerald W. Oller, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company C, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 27 December 1944, in Luxembourg. On the night of 27 December 1944, Sergeant Oller, serving as assistant bazooka man in Company C, 104th Infantry Regiment, was manning a bazooka alone and maintaining his position stubbornly in the face of two advancing enemy tanks accompanied by hostile infantry men. Scoring direct hits on both vehicles, he compelled them to withdraw. He then left his position, crawled toward the enemy infantry and, lying in the snow under hostile fire throughout the night, killed twenty enemy with extremely accurate rifle fire. Sergeant Oller’s aggressiveness, fearless determination, indomitable courage, and loyal devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 26th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.