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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS                                            

Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                           

Parent Organization = 1 MEF       

Unit  = 2ND MARDIV  

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51 

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                                        UNCLASSIFIED


                                       PROPOSED CITATION

               The President of the United States takes pleasure in
          presenting the SILVER STAR MEDAL to

                                   STAFF SERGEANT WILFRED S. SUMMERS
                                      UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

          for service as set forth in the following
          CITATION:


               'For    conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action during
          OPERATION DESERT STORM while serving as Platoon Sergeant,                 Heavy
          Machinegun Platoon, Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, attached
          to 6th Marines(-)(Rein), 2d Marine Division, FMF in hostile action in
          the Emirate of Kuwait from 24 - 27 February 1991. On 24 February 1991
          G-Day at 0430, under darkness and reduced visibility from oil fires and
          heavy rain, SSgt Summers' platoon screened the forward movement of the
          battalion for six kilometers toward two heavily mined and strongly
          defended Iraqi obstacle barriers. Immediately after emerging from the
          enemy minefield, SSgt Summers' platoon came under heavy direct fire from
          enemy bunkers. His devastating use of supporting arms to engage the
          bunker complexes resulted in the immediate capture of 100 enemy
          soldiers. Pressing onward, Staff Sergeant Summers directed his Marines
          to mass fires on enemy bunkers, and then moved forward to ensure enemy
          positions were clear. On 25 and 26 February, Staff Sergeant Summers'
          platoon continued to press the attack on the enemy, engaging isolated
          pockets of enemy resistance, capturing Se enemy soldiers and destroying
          four enemy vehicles. His aggressiveness in pushing forward, while under
          enemy direct fire, enabled his platoon to engage and contribute to the
          destruction of two additional enemy vehicles as they attempted to escape
          Kuwait City. This action helped secure the battalion's right flank, and
          effectively closed the main highway for Iraqi forces. By his daring
          actions and loyal devotion to duty in the face of personal risk, Staff
          Sergeant Summers upheld the highest traditions of the United Sta-tes
          Naval Service."


                                                   For the President,
























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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997