Robert Wasserman
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army

On 24 April 1945, then-Second Lieutenant Robert Wasserman was serving with the 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

On that day, 2LT Wasserman’s unit was in action against Japanese forces while pushing up the Villa Verde Trail during the Battle of Luzon. On 24 April a Japanese plane dropped a single bomb that scored a direct hit on a building that housed the Supply Platoon of the 732nd Ordnance Company. In addition to numerous casualties, virtually the entire supply stock of the Company was destroyed. Many injured men were rescued from the burning building by others in the unit. 2LT Wasserman’s courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day earned him, at the cost of his life, the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Pin and 2 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge

Distinguished Service Cross Citation (Synopsis)

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant Robert Wasserman (ASN: 0-1329299), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy, in action against enemy forces on 24 April 1945. Second Lieutenant Wasserman's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 43 (1945)

Burial

Second Lieutenant Robert Wasserman is buried at Independent Stamford Lodge Cemetery in Darien, Fairfield County, CT.

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