Doss Akins Dulaney

Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army

Silver Star

Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 140 (1944)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Doss A. Dulaney, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 36th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, on 24 February 1944. In order to get effective observation, Sergeant Dulaney, leader of an Infantry 81-mm. mortar section, advanced 200 yards beyond the rifle troops to a position which commanded an excellent view but offered no cover and poor concealment. Under constant artillery fire he set up his mortar in a draw. When the enemy launched a furious counterattack he moved in the face of intense machine gun fire to an exposed vantage point. From this point he directed the fire of his own mortar and the mortars of two other companies, adjusting the fire so effectively and with such devastating results that the enemy attempted to withdraw under cover of a smoke screen. In spite of the increased tempo of machine gun fire he remained in his exposed position and delivered fire along the routes of withdrawal, cutting the enemy off completely and inflicting many casualties. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.