J. Brakehill

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Technician Fifth Grade J. Brakehill, 35580289, 749th Tank Battalion, United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy on 22 September 1944 in France. Under intense enemy machine gun fire, and without regard for his own safety, Technician Fifth Grade, Brakehill dismounted from his tank and attacked a tow-cable to another tank which had bogged down in marshy ground while attempting to ford the Meurthe River to attack enemy positions on the opposite bank. His courageous action contributed materially to the successful establishment of a bridgehead across the river and saved crew and vehicle from almost certain destruction, thereby reflecting highest credit himself and the armed forces of the United States.