Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private 1st Class

Unit:

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

Private First Class Albert M. St. Clair (Army Serial Number 33199256), Infantry, Company "A", 31st Tank Battalion, United States Army, for distinguishing himself by heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in the area of Thierville-sur-Meuse, France, on 1 September 1944. As a result of an enemy aerial bombing assault a number of his crew sustained serious wounds. Refusing to take cover, he remained with his wounded comrades and administered first aid, thereby saving them from almost certain death. His altruism and devotion to his fallen comrades reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces.

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