Tibor K. Keszthelyi
Home Town: Queens, New York
Status: MIA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War II
U.S. Army
Headquarters, U.S. Army-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 207 (1945)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Tibor K. Keszthelyi (0-1704213), First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 2677th Regiment, Office of Strategic Services, in action against enemy forces from 7 October 1944 to 12 December 1944, in the Vosges Forest near Epinal, France. First Lieutenant Keszthelyi’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, his unit, and the United States Army.
