On October 26, 1981, after considerable lobbying and letter-writing by Bouck, the men of the unit were finally decorated. Fourteen of the 18 were present at the ceremony hosted by Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh. Every man was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Four received the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), five the Silver Star, and nine got the Bronze Star with V device for their 10-hour struggle against a 500-man strong German battalion. They were the most decorated unit for their size in all of World War II.
