Henry P. Mcneill, Jr.

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Henry P. McNeill, Jr., Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action while serving with the 31st Bombardment Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy), during the Japanese aerial attack on Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Sergeant McNeill organized a fire fighting crew during the strafing and succeeded in extinguishing fires on two planes and saving valuable equipment of the third. He then took a tug and towed the two planes to dispersed positions. Again he was subjected to extremely heavy strafing.

Authority: “Heroes of Pearl Harbor”, Donald K. & Helen L. Ross