Moses M. Glushakow

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Moses M. Glushakow, , U.S. Army, for during the Italian campaign, he spotted two enemy soldiers setting up a machine gun on the side of the road 30 yards to his front. He opened fire with his rifle, killing one and wounding the other, who was soon taken prisoner. Then, by himself, he advanced on a home held by the enemy, which rained fire down on him. When he got within 25 yards of the house, he threw hand grenades into it and forced six of the enemy to surrender. When his squad to the rear came under the fire from an enemy machine gun, Moe ‘laid harassing fire upon the position and allowed his squad to withdraw in safety. Finally, his position came under mortar and artillery fire, and he was forced to rejoin his squad.