VOLUME 5 w ~ W J qu_ icl§2rZGRANITE F NOHOMISH Corporal Lundberg Receives Bronze Star Medal Award Marine Corporal Donald E. hund- berg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ‘Lundberg, Granite Falls, was re- cently promoted to is present rank and awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Korea for “heroic achievement in connection with operations’against the Enemy.” Accompanying the award ‘was a citation which read in part: “When his company was en- gaged in a fierce fight against an estimated 700 well-entrenchedv en- emy, Private First Class Lund- berg, acting rifleman, displayed outstanding professional skill, courage and initiative in the .per- formance of his duties. A‘lthough rreceivin-g enemy fire from three sides, when orders were received to assault the enemy positions on the high ground to the front, he with the remaining 45 members of is company, fearlessly and con!- ageously moved foreward to as- sault the positions." “Heedless of his own personal safety, he repeatedly exposed him- self to the enemy fire as he continued foreward. By his ef- fective fire and movement against the numerically superior enemy force, and by his actions, which were an inspiration to all who ob- Served him, the assault of the objective was succesfiuily complet- ed, and made :possible the en— trance in-to Seoul, Korea. Private First Cla5s Lundberg’s .cou'rageous actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.” \ , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.58, Object Name: Newspaper, Title: , Description: Article on Bronze medal recipient, Corporal Donald Lundberg, OCR Text: VOLUME 5 w ~ W J qu_ icl§2rZGRANITE F NOHOMISH Corporal Lundberg Receives Bronze Star Medal Award Marine Corporal Donald E. hund- berg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ‘Lundberg, Granite Falls, was re- cently promoted to is present rank and awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Korea for “heroic achievement in connection with operations’against the Enemy.” Accompanying the award ‘was a citation which read in part: “When his company was en- gaged in a fierce fight against an estimated 700 well-entrenchedv en- emy, Private First Class Lund- berg, acting rifleman, displayed outstanding professional skill, courage and initiative in the .per- formance of his duties. A‘lthough rreceivin-g enemy fire from three sides, when orders were received to assault the enemy positions on the high ground to the front, he with the remaining 45 members of is company, fearlessly and con!- ageously moved foreward to as- sault the positions." “Heedless of his own personal safety, he repeatedly exposed him- self to the enemy fire as he continued foreward. By his ef- fective fire and movement against the numerically superior enemy force, and by his actions, which were an inspiration to all who ob- Served him, the assault of the objective was succesfiuily complet- ed, and made :possible the en— trance in-to Seoul, Korea. Private First Cla5s Lundberg’s .cou'rageous actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.” \ , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 05,Newspaper (2005.58),Newspaper (2005.58) 1, Newspaper (2005.58) 1