Paul Rinehard Schulze
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Paul Rinehard Schulze was born on 29 June 1922 in Germany, the son of Paul R. and Minnie N. Schulze.

He enlisted in the Utah National Guard's 145th Field Artillery Battalion in March 1941 at Salt Lake City, UT, and served in World War II.

In November 1950, First Lieutenant Paul Rinehard Schulze was serving with Battery C, 96th Field Artillery Battalion, X Corps, in Korea.

On 7 November, 1LT Schulze's unit was engaged with enemy forces in the vicinity of Yong-hung, North Korea. At about 0330 hours the Battalion Command Post was attacked by a hostile force that penetrated the artillery perimeter and gained firing vantage and observation. 1LT Schulze and six other men were posted to prevent an enemy flanking movement. Shielded by cover of darkness, the hostile force pressed nearer and 1LT Schulze, realizing the tactical advantage of illuminating their area of approach, dashed through a hail of fire to a weapons carrier and turned on its headlights to illuminate the enemy. The alert enemy immediately concentrated intense fire on the truck and 1LT Schulze, miraculously escaping death, returned to his position and continued to ward off the assailants with rifle and grenade fire. When a burst from a hostile mortar ignited a nearby vehicle, 1LT Schulze exposed himself to barrages of fire as he extinguished the blaze before it could spread to the ammunition trucks. During this daring action, the enemy fire increased in intensity and, upon reaching his post, 1LT Schulze discovered that his comrades had withdrawn. Despite bursting shells and exploding ammunition vehicles, he continued to defy the enemy and kept his lone vigil until mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire. 1LT Schulze's heroism earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Medals and Awards

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

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 First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Paul R. Schulze (ASN: 0-947563), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Battery C, 96th Field Artillery Battalion, X Corps. First Lieutenant Schulze distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Yong-hung, Korea, on 7 November 1950. On that date, at approximately 0330 hours the Battalion Command Post was viciously attacked by a hostile force which penetrated the artillery perimeter and gained firing vantage and observation. Lieutenant Schulze and six other men were posted to prevent an enemy flanking movement. Shielded by cover of darkness, the determined foe pressed nearer and Lieutenant Schulze, realizing the tactical advantage of illuminating their area of approach, dashed through a hail of fire to a weapons carrier and turned on its headlights to illuminate the enemy. The alert enemy immediately concentrated intense fire on the truck and Lieutenant Schulze, miraculously escaping death, returned to his position and continued to ward off the assailants with rifle and grenade fire. When a burst from a hostile mortar ignited a nearby vehicle, Lieutenant Schulze exposed himself to withering barrages of fire as he extinguished the blaze before it could spread to the ammunition trucks. During this daring action enemy fire increased in intensity, and, upon reaching his post, Lieutenant Schulze discovered that his comrades had withdrawn. Despite bursting shells and exploding ammunition vehicles, he continued to defy the enemy and kept his lone vigil until mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire.

General Orders: General Headquarters Far East Command: General Orders No. 137 (May 26, 1951)

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