Glenn M. Hall
Corporal, U.S. Army

In February 1951, Corporal Glenn M. Hall was serving as a Light Machine-Gunner with 1st Ranger Company (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Division, in Korea.

On 15 February, CPL Hall's unit was engaged with enemy forces near Chipyong-ni, Korea. At about 0300 hours in the morning, the 1st platoon of the 1st Ranger Company was given the mission of attacking and securing a hill from which friendly forces had been driven by the enemy. As the attack began, he placed his weapon in an exposed position from which he furnished covering fire for the attack until his machine-gun jammed. Taking his carbine, CPL Hall moved up the hill under intense enemy fire to join his comrades and aid in the assault. When the platoon reached the crest of the hill, he was instructed to contact the unit on the flank of the platoon. Moving out under heavy enemy mortar and small arms fire, he went to the knoll supposedly held by the adjacent friendly unit and found it occupied by enemy troops entrenched in foxholes. Assaulting one of the foxholes, he killed the enemy soldier occupying it, then used it as cover against enemy grenade and rifle fire. While fighting at this position, CPL Hall was wounded by an enemy grenade but held the position, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, and forcing them to fall back. He single-handedly secured the flank of his platoon and his courageous actions earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

CPL Hall's wounds were very serious and required hospitalization. He returned to duty on 6 April 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on 19 May 1951.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge

Distinguished Service Cross Citation

The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Glenn M. Hall (ASN: RA-19325774), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a light machine-gunner with 1st Ranger Company (Airborne), 2d Infantry Division. Corporal Hall distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces near Chipyong-ni, Korea, on 15 February 1951. At approximately 0300 hours on the morning of 15 February 1951, the 1st platoon of the Company, of which Corporal Hall was a member, was given the mission of attacking and securing a hill from which friendly forces had been driven by the enemy. As the attack commenced, he emplaced his weapon in an exposed position from which he furnished covering fire for the attack until his machine-gun jammed. Then, taking his carbine, Corporal Hall moved up the hill under intense enemy fire to join his comrades and aid them in the assault. When the platoon reached the crest of the hill, he was instructed to contact the unit on the flank of the platoon. Moving out under heavy enemy mortar and small arms fire, he proceeded to the knoll supposedly held by the adjacent friendly unit and found it occupied by enemy troops entrenched in foxholes. Assaulting one of the foxholes, he succeeded in killing the enemy occupying it, then used the position as cover against enemy grenade and rifle fire. In the course of fighting at this position, Corporal Hall was wounded by an enemy grenade; however, he tenaciously held the position, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, forcing them to fall back and single-handedly secured the flank of his platoon.

General Orders: Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 420 (June 10, 1951)

Burial

Corporal Glenn M. Hall is buried at Fort Jones Cemetery in Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, CA.

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