Roy E. Sheffler
Roy E. Sheffler
Class of 1965
7th Battalion 13th Artillery, 41st Artillery Group, I Field Force, USARV
Silver Star for heroism while serving as a forward artillery observer. While directing artillery fire on a North Vietnamese regiment that had attacked A Company of the 50th Infantry, the Company Commander was mortally wounded. 1st Lieutenant Sheffler immediately assumed command and reorganized the company’s defenses as the enemy attacked. Although wounded by enemy rocket fire, he aided wounded soldiers, directed air strikes and artillery fire against the advancing enemy. When Company C arrived to relieve Company A, Sheffler, despite his wounds, stayed and continued to direct air strikes and artillery fire.
