Jesse B. Halbrook

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Jesse B. Halbrook (34024043), Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, on 7 November 1944, in Germany. Sergeant Halbrook, learning that a patrol had been pinned down by intense enemy fire, courageously moved forward in a voluntary attempt to neutralize the enemy fire. Refusing to be stopped by a hail of enemy fire and added mortar fire, he established an observation post where he so successfully adjusted artillery fire that the patrol was able to move back to friendly lines with their mission accomplished.