Frank R. Quinn Jr. Silver Star citation

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the SILVER STAR MEDAL to

SERGEANT FRANK R. QUINN, JR.,
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Squad Leader of Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-seventh Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 14 March 1945. When his platoon was halted by heavy fire from a series of enemy emplacements, Sergeant Quinn repeatedly exposed himself to the intense fire to direct the fire of three tanks sent to support the platoon, thereby enabling our armor to destroy the emplacements and permit the infantry platoon to renew the advance. His courage, initiative and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service

For the president,

/s/ John L. Sullivan

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Born: 3 October 1922 in Boston, Mass…. Passed: 4 October 2018… Interred: Marshfield Hills Cemetery in Marshfield, Mass.