COLONEL (then Sergeant) WALLACE M. GALLANT, Company M, 302 Inf. Regt., 94th Infantry Division, United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in Germany. During a fierce counterattack near Lampaden, Germany, on 6 March 1945 Sergeant Gallant courageously refused to withdraw with his machine gun section and remained at the gun position to kill ten, capture six and repulse the remainder of the attacking Germans. He continued his aggressive actions and when the enemy attempted a withdrawal two days later he brought deadly fire to bear on their positions, killing sixty and pinning down a large number so that friendly artillery fire could be accurately adjusted to inflict heavy casualties. Sergeant Gallant’s dauntless tenacity and unflinching devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces.

Colonel Gallant died Saturday, 18 November 2017 at the age of 92.