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GENERAL ORDERS
No. 38
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 20 July 1971
THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (ARMY). Award of the
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) by the President of the United States of
America to the following units of the Armed Forces of the United States is
confirmed in accordance with paragraph 194, AR 672-5-1. The text of the
citation, signed by President Richard Nixon on 5 May 1971, reads as follows:
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States
and as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, I have
today awarded
THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (ARMY)
FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM TO THE
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
1ST BRIGADE, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION (FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER)
1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY
3RD BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY
3RD BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY (FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER)
TROOP C, 2ND SQUADRON, 1ST ARMORED CAVALRY
COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR (THIRD OAK LEAF CLUSTER)
BATTERY C, 6TH BATTALION, 14TH ARTILLERY
BATTERY A, 5TH BATTALION, 16TH ARTILLERY
BATTERY B, 5TH BATTALION, 16TH ARTILLERY
BATTERY D, 5TH BATTALION, 16TH ARTILLERY
6TH BATTALION, 29TH ARTILLERY
BATTERY A, 4TH BATTALION, 42ND ARTILLERY
2ND PLATOON, BATTERY B, 4TH BATTALION, 60TH ARTILLERY
BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 92ND ARTILLERY
52ND AVIATION BATTALION
COMPANY A, 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION
COMPANY D, 704TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION
1ST PLATOON, 4TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
COMPANY B, 4TH MEDICAL BATTALION
1ST PLATOON, COMPANY B, 124TH SIGNAL BATTALION
DETACHMENT 1, 374TH RADIO RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
TEAM 1, 4TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DETACHMENT UNITED STATES ARMY
The 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, together with attached
and supporting units, distinguished itself by extraordinary heroism in action against
a hostile force in Dak To District, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam,
during the period 29 October 1967 to 30 November 1967. Reacting promptly to
intelligence indicating a major enemy offensive against Dak To Base and the
Central Highlands, the 1st Brigade deployed its forces to block the impending
assault. Seizing the initiative by striking the enemy before he could attack,
the Brigade with unrelenting courage and dedication fought and defeated a
numerically superior enemy during thirty-three days of violent, sustained combat.
Vigorously executing a sound tactical plan with a spirit of total dedication
to mission accomplishment, the Brigade severely crippled three enemy regiments
and drove the entire force from the Central Highlands, inflicting on
them devastating losses in personnel, supplies, and equipment. The relentless
determination against overwhelming odds, the sustained display of self-sacrifice,
the untiring devotion to duty, and the extraordinary heroism of the
officers and men of the assigned, attached, and supporting units of the 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, are in keeping with the highest traditions of
the military service and reflect great credit upon them and the Armed Forces
of the United States.