GENERAL ORDERS - NUMBER 98  12 April 1951

 

    AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL  - By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (Sec II, WD Bul 3, 1944), and pursuant to authority in AR 600-45, the Bronze Star Medal with Letter "V" device for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States is awarded to the following named officers and enlisted men:

SERGEANT ANTONIO ARIAS RODRIGUEZ, RA30405025, Infantry, Company "I", 65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army. On 31 January 1951, near Son-Gog, Korea, Sergeant ARIAS RODRIGUEZ, was on a mission to clear a roadblock. His platoon was pinned down by intense enemy small arms fire that forced them to withdraw to new defense positions. Later discovering that one of his men had been killed and left behind, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, he moved forward in the face of enemy fire and recovered the body. The heroism of Sergeant ARIAS RODRIGUEZ reflects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the military service from Puerto Rico.

 Source: Record Group 338: General Orders 3rd Infantry Division, Boxes 129 to 131 - National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.