Lee ROY G. Fulcher

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Lee Roy G. Fulcher (33731054), Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Company I, 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division, on 19 February 1945, near Spicheren, France. Following preparation artillery fire by fifty yards, Company I 275th Infantry, crossed 800 yards of open terrain and was closing with the enemy when hostile machine guns opened up on the flank. Without hesitation, Staff Sergeant Fulcher with three comrades, charged the enemy position, firing as they ran. Their bullets spent, they continued on and completed the attack with bayonets, killing three and capturing six enemy. In the action Staff Sergeant Fulcher sustained wounds which later proved fatal. His gallantry exemplifies the highest standards of courage in the Armed Forces of the United States.