COMMENDATIONS
Pfc Parenti
HEADQUARTERS NINTH UNITED STATES ARMY
Office of the Commanding General
APO 339
10 May 1945
SUBJECT: Commendation
TO: All officers and men of the Ninth U.S. Army.
1. In
your advance through Germany you have added a glorious
chapter to military history and contributed in large
measure to the crushing defeat of the German army.
Significant milestones in that advance were the
operations in the Western Rhineland, the crossing of the
Rur River, the crossing of the Rhine, the reduction of
the northern half of the Ruhr Pocket, and the dash
across northern Germany to the Elbe.
2. In
your last great operation east of the Rhine, your
exploits will rank among the greatest of military
achievements. To list only a few of your outstanding
achievements, I cite the juncture with our
brothers-in-arms of the First Army; your making contact
with our Russian allies; your capture of more than
519,000 members of the Wehrmacht; your liberation of
nearly 350,000 Allied prisoners of war and nearly
631,000 citizens of subjugated nations; your capture of
more than 3500 cities, towns, and villages and some
11,340 square miles of Germany. In destroying German
Army Group Northwest and Eleventh German Army, and
forcing the surrender of both the Ninth and Twelfth
German Armies, you delivered a vital blow against
hostile resistance in Northern Germany.
3. My
congratulations to each and every officer and man upon
your brilliant accomplishments and my heartfelt thanks
for your never-failing support. Command of the Ninth
Army I consider a great privilege; service in it, along
with you, is a great honor.
I/s/ W. H. Simpson
I/t/ W. H. SIMPSON
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Commanding.
