Puerto
Rico's 
65th INFANTRY REGIMENT
SILVER STAR
HEADQUARTERS 3D INFANTRY DIVISION
GENERAL ORDERS # 361 - 27 August 1953
First Lieutenant JAMES E. AUGHTRY, JR., 02004604, Armor, Tank Company, 65th
Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army. On the morning of 20
July 1953, Lieutenant AUGHTRY, a platoon leader of Tank Company, was in command of
a task force of tanks which went into enemy held territory in the vicinity of
Kundong-Myon, Korea, with the mission of destroying enemy fortifications. As
Lieutenant AUGHTRY led the tanks toward the objective, his tank struck an antitank
mine which disabled the vehicle. He dismonted from the tank and moved through
the shell fire to determine if there were more mines in the area. Upon locating
other mines, he dug them out, thus clearing a path for another tank to come up to
his position and tow the disabled tank back to a place of comparative safety.
After clearing the area, he directed the evacuation of the tank back to the friendly
lines despite intense enemy shell fire which rained in on the area. Lieutenant
AUGHTRY'S outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty reflect great credit
upon himself and the military service. Entered the Federal Service from South
Carolina.
Source: Record Group 338: General Orders 3rd Infantry Division, Boxes 129 to 131 -
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.
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