Henry W. Shoup

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Henry W. Shoup (13026419), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Troina, Sicily, on 3 August 1943. During a bitterly contested engagement with the enemy, Private First Class Shoup voluntarily left his place of comparative safety and proceeded over fire-swept terrain to successfully engage snipers harassing his company. Although mortally wounded in this action, his gallant sacrifice enabled his company to attack with minimum losses.