Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal on January 18, 1945.
Gerald E. Senger
Date of death: World War II
Place of Birth: California, Weaverville
Home of record: Berkeley California
Status: KIA
Silver Star Citation
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Gerald E. Senger (MCSN: 817683), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the Second Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, on the night of 21 - 22 July 1944. Assigned the task of covering a strategic defiladed draw when his platoon was sent to protect a vital area of high ground during a fanatical enemy attack, Private First Class Senger fought courageously and with tenacious determination throughout the night, successfully repelling several hostile assaults on his post. Upon discovering the location of a Japanese knee-mortar squad by the light of an exploding shell just prior to dawn, he unhesitatingly advanced beyond his lines despite intense enemy fire and heroically destroyed the mortar and its crew of six men, Private First Class Senger's brilliant initiative , indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave peril were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 004267 (January 18, 1945)
Action Date: July 22, 1944
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Regiment: 21st Marines
Division: 3d Marine Division
Gerald E. Senger
Date of death: World War II
Place of Birth: California, Weaverville
Home of record: Berkeley California
Status: KIA
Silver Star Citation
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Gerald E. Senger (MCSN: 817683), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the Second Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, on the night of 21 - 22 July 1944. Assigned the task of covering a strategic defiladed draw when his platoon was sent to protect a vital area of high ground during a fanatical enemy attack, Private First Class Senger fought courageously and with tenacious determination throughout the night, successfully repelling several hostile assaults on his post. Upon discovering the location of a Japanese knee-mortar squad by the light of an exploding shell just prior to dawn, he unhesitatingly advanced beyond his lines despite intense enemy fire and heroically destroyed the mortar and its crew of six men, Private First Class Senger's brilliant initiative , indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave peril were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 004267 (January 18, 1945)
Action Date: July 22, 1944
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Regiment: 21st Marines
Division: 3d Marine Division
Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal on January 18, 1945.
Gerald E. Senger
Date of death: World War II
Place of Birth: California, Weaverville
Home of record: Berkeley California
Status: KIA
Silver Star Citation
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Gerald E. Senger (MCSN: 817683), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the Second Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, on the night of 21 - 22 July 1944. Assigned the task of covering a strategic defiladed draw when his platoon was sent to protect a vital area of high ground during a fanatical enemy attack, Private First Class Senger fought courageously and with tenacious determination throughout the night, successfully repelling several hostile assaults on his post. Upon discovering the location of a Japanese knee-mortar squad by the light of an exploding shell just prior to dawn, he unhesitatingly advanced beyond his lines despite intense enemy fire and heroically destroyed the mortar and its crew of six men, Private First Class Senger's brilliant initiative , indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave peril were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 004267 (January 18, 1945)
Action Date: July 22, 1944
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Regiment: 21st Marines
Division: 3d Marine Division
Gerald E. Senger
Date of death: World War II
Place of Birth: California, Weaverville
Home of record: Berkeley California
Status: KIA
Silver Star Citation
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Gerald E. Senger (MCSN: 817683), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the Second Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, on the night of 21 - 22 July 1944. Assigned the task of covering a strategic defiladed draw when his platoon was sent to protect a vital area of high ground during a fanatical enemy attack, Private First Class Senger fought courageously and with tenacious determination throughout the night, successfully repelling several hostile assaults on his post. Upon discovering the location of a Japanese knee-mortar squad by the light of an exploding shell just prior to dawn, he unhesitatingly advanced beyond his lines despite intense enemy fire and heroically destroyed the mortar and its crew of six men, Private First Class Senger's brilliant initiative , indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave peril were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 004267 (January 18, 1945)
Action Date: July 22, 1944
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Regiment: 21st Marines
Division: 3d Marine Division
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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