*ENGLISH, GLENN H., JR.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company E, 3d Battalion, ~03
Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade. Place and date: Phu My District, Republic of
Vietnam, 7 September 1970. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 23 April
1940, Altoona, Pa.
Citation:
S/Sgt. English was riding in the lead armored personnel carrier in a 4-vehicle
column when an enemy mine exploded in front of his vehicle. As the vehicle
swerved from the road, a concealed enemy force waiting in ambush opened fire
with automatic weapons and anti-tank grenades, striking the vehicle several times
and setting it on fire. S/Sgt. English escaped from the disabled vehicle and, without
pausing to extinguish the flames on his clothing, rallied his stunned unit. He then
led it in a vigorous assault, in the face of heavy enemy automatic weapons fire, on
the entrenched enemy position. This prompt and courageous action routed the
enemy and saved his unit from destruction. Following the assault, S/Sgt. English
heard the cries of 3 men still trapped inside the vehicle. Paying no heed to
warnings that the ammunition and fuel in the burning personnel carrier might
explode at any moment, S/Sgt. English raced to the vehicle and climbed inside to
rescue his wounded comrades. As he was lifting 1 of the men to safety, the vehicle
exploded, mortally wounding him and the man he was attempting to save. By his
extraordinary devotion to duty, indomitable courage, and utter disregard for his
own safety, S/Sgt. English saved his unit from destruction and selflessly sacrificed
his life in a brave attempt to save 3 comrades. S/Sgt. English's conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity in action at the cost of his life were an inspiration to his
comrades and are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company E, 3d Battalion, ~03
Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade. Place and date: Phu My District, Republic of
Vietnam, 7 September 1970. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 23 April
1940, Altoona, Pa.
Citation:
S/Sgt. English was riding in the lead armored personnel carrier in a 4-vehicle
column when an enemy mine exploded in front of his vehicle. As the vehicle
swerved from the road, a concealed enemy force waiting in ambush opened fire
with automatic weapons and anti-tank grenades, striking the vehicle several times
and setting it on fire. S/Sgt. English escaped from the disabled vehicle and, without
pausing to extinguish the flames on his clothing, rallied his stunned unit. He then
led it in a vigorous assault, in the face of heavy enemy automatic weapons fire, on
the entrenched enemy position. This prompt and courageous action routed the
enemy and saved his unit from destruction. Following the assault, S/Sgt. English
heard the cries of 3 men still trapped inside the vehicle. Paying no heed to
warnings that the ammunition and fuel in the burning personnel carrier might
explode at any moment, S/Sgt. English raced to the vehicle and climbed inside to
rescue his wounded comrades. As he was lifting 1 of the men to safety, the vehicle
exploded, mortally wounding him and the man he was attempting to save. By his
extraordinary devotion to duty, indomitable courage, and utter disregard for his
own safety, S/Sgt. English saved his unit from destruction and selflessly sacrificed
his life in a brave attempt to save 3 comrades. S/Sgt. English's conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity in action at the cost of his life were an inspiration to his
comrades and are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
