World War II Honoree

Michael Francis Gorry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Theresa Maxwell

Relationship

Daughter

LANDED IN THE FIRST WAVE ON UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY FRANCE ON D-DAY. HE WAS TRAINED IN DEMOLITION. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR CITATION: 'MICHAEL F. GORRY, 32008491, STAFF SERGEANT, COMPANY E. 8TH INFANTRY FOR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST AN ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE VICINITY OF MONTEBOURG, FRANCE, 9 JUNE 1944. THE COMPANY OF WHICH SERGEANT GORRY, SECTION SERGEANT, WAS A MEMBER HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE MISSION OF DESTROYING A STRONGLY DEFENDED ENEMY POSITION. AS OUR TROOPS MOVED FORWARD, ENEMY ARTILLERY, MORTAR AND SMALL ARMS FIRE BECAME EXTREMELY HEAVY AND HALTED MOST OF THE COMPANY. SERGEANT GORRY CONTINUED TO ADVANCE, HOWEVER LEADING GROUPS OF MEN TO POSITIONS FROM WHICH EFFECTIVE FIRE COULD BE DELIVERED AGAINST THE ENEMY. ALTHOUGH THE ATTACK WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL, THE CASUALTIES INFLICTED UPON THE ENEMY SO WEAKENED THEIR RESISTANCE THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO CAPITULATE THE FOLLOWING DAY. SERGEANT GORRY’S DISPLAY OF COURAGE, AGGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL JUDGMENT REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND THE MILITARY SERVICE.' BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL BARTON. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST.