Ralph A. Colby
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
Status: DNB
Silver Star
World War II
U.S. Army
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 64 (November 23, 1943)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Ralph A. Colby (0-23247), Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the U.S. Army Rangers, attached to the 1st Infantry Division. Captain Colby led a co-ordinated attack against an enemy hill despite intense machine gun and grenade fire from five concrete pill boxes, and broke through the enemy defenses. Although later subjected to a heavy enemy artillery barrage, Captain Colby directed the successful defense of this position.