Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Technician 4th Grade (T-4)

Unit:

Headquarters Company, 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army (Headquarters Company, 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army)

Technician Fourth Grade William C. Sporre (Army Serial Number 32213702), Infantry, Headquarters Company, 31st Tank Battalion, United States Army, for distinguishing himself by heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States on 27 August 1944, in the area of Provins, France. When approaching the city, the advance elements of a task force met fierce resistance from well emplaced 88-mm anti-tank guns, bazookas, and mortars. Four tanks were sent forward to locate and reduce the gun positions which were holding up the advance. Tec 4 Sporre, who was driving one of the tanks assigned this hazardous mission, pitched boldly into the enemy fire. His tank destroyed one 88-m gun and killed or wounded many infantrymen armed with "bazookas" before it received three direct which put it out of action. His valor in attacking an enemy force much more powerful than his own reflects the fighting spirit which has made the American soldier a much-to-be-feared adversary.

Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 47 (13 September 1944).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

Headquarters Company, 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army

Then Technician Fourth Grade. For wounds received as a result of enemy action on 25 September 1944, in the Jonville Area, France.

Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 62 (11 October 1944).