Herman GILBERT Felhoelter
Home Town: Jefferson, Washington
Status: MIA
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 8 (July 24, 1950). | General Orders No. 8 (July 24, 1950).
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Herman Gilbert Felhoelter (0-549715), Captain (Chaplain), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Captain (Chaplain) Felhoelter distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces on the Kum River, north of Taejon, Korea, on 16 July 1950. When seriously wounded men of the 19th Infantry could not be evacuated in the face of an overwhelming night attack by superior enemy forces who had cut off the main route of withdrawal, Chaplain Felhoelter, without regard for his own personal safety, voluntarily remained behind to give his wounded comrades spiritual comfort and aid. When last seen, Chaplain Felhoelter was still administering to the wounded.
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 8 (July 24, 1950).
