e HEADQUARTERS, 67TH IMPAWM DIVISICN 0 Lh8, U. S. Army 4 May 1945 CITATION FOR THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL Willian B, Aycock, 0350118, Lieutenant Colonel, Headquarters Second Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, for meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in Germany, from 26 February 1945 to 25 March 195, Lieutenant Colonel Aycock assumed command of his battalion while it was engaged in penetrating the Siegfried Line, Against stiff enemy resistance, heave woods, steep grades, mud and heavy mine fields, Lieutenant Colonel Aycock skillfully led the battalion to its objectives. On 2h March, near Boppard, Germany, Lieutenant Colonel Aycock received orders to move his battalion across the Rhine River, AS a result of careful planning and organization, the entire battalion was moved across in less than two hours and an attack was launched that resulted the killing and capturing of many of the enemy, Ieutenant Colonel efficient planning and tactical skill are in keeping with the ditions of the military service, Entered military service Carolina,