Warren R. Dickey

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Warren R. Dickey (37481557), Staff Sergeant [then Private First Class], U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division, on 6 January 1945, near Wingen, France. When an attacking platoon was held up by intersecting enemy machinegun and rifle fire, staff Sergeant Dickey, hearing calls for support of automatic weapons, picked up his machine gun and raced 400 yards under enemy observation and reached the beleaguered platoon. Then, firing from the hip, he moved forward with effective fire and silenced the enemy guns long enough for the platoon to resume its advance and take its objective. In the ensuing counterattack, he held his position after the riflemen had withdrawn and single-handedly repelled the strong enemy force and thereby enabled the platoon to reorganize and regain its objective. His gallant action saved his platoon from suffering heavy casualties and was an inspiration to all the men.