b. 09/08/1923 Bellwood, Pennsylvania. d. 14/02/1951 Chipyong-ni, Korea.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 14/02/1951 near Chipyong-ni, Korea.
William S Sitman MOH
Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army in Company A, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 14, 1951 near Chipyong-ni, Korea. He was killed in action. His widow was presented with his posthumous Medal of Honor on January 16, 1952 at The Pentagon by Secretary of Defense, Robert Lovett.
MOH CITATION:
Sfc. Sitman distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. Sfc. Sitman, a machine-gun section leader of Company M, was attached to Company I, under attack by a numerically superior hostile force. During the encounter when an enemy grenade knocked out his machine gun, a squad from Company I immediately emplaced a light machine gun, and Sfc. Sitman and his men remained to provide security for the crew. In the ensuing action, the enemy lobbed a grenade into the position and Sfc. Sitman, fully aware of the odds against him, selflessly threw himself on it, absorbing the full force of the explosion with his body. Although mortally wounded in this fearless display of valor, his intrepid act saved five men from death or serious injury, and enabled them to continue inflicting withering fire on the ruthless foe throughout the attack. Sfc. Sitman’s noble self-sacrifice and consummate devotion to duty reflect lasting glory on himself and uphold the honored traditions of the military service.
BURIAL LOCATION: LOGAN VALLEY CEMETERY, BELLWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.
SECTION 10, LOT 22.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.
