SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSE ROSARIO LORENZANA, 02263390, Infantry, Company "L",
65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army. On 30 September 1951,
"L" Company's First Platoon was gi en the mission to capture and hold Hill 77,
near Packsonk-tong, Korea. After informing his unit as to the plan of attack,
Lieutenant ROSARIO LORENZANA led the platoon forward until it had come within
30 yards of the enemy positions, at which time the desperately resisting enemy
sufficiently increased their firepower to pin the unit down. Well aware of the
acute danger of this immobile position, Lieutenant ROSARIO LORENZANA unhesi-
tatingly crawled aggressively forward and hurled grenades into the hostile en-
trenchments. His devastating barrage broke the hostile resistance and the
enemy soldiers fled from their positions abandoning all equipment, thus per-
mitting the platoon to take its objective. The dauntless courage and bold gallantry exhibited by Lieutenant ROSARIO LORENZANA on this occasion reflect
the highest credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the mili-
tary service from Puerto Rico.
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