Rufus E. O’Farrell, Jr.
Home Town: Washington, D.C.
Status: KIA
Headquarters, U.S. Army-North African Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 44 (1943)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Rufus E. O’Farrell, Jr. (0-492789), Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces in April 1943, in Tunisia. Second Lieutenant O’Farrell’s intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 34th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
