Arlington National Cemetery
  7A-57-A 

BORN:  December 02, 1922 at Syracuse, MO

Entered Service in the US Marine Corps from Pueblo, CO

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Korean War For heroism on November 29 & 30, 1950 at Hagaru-ri, Korea

Ordered to break through enemy-infested territory to reinforce his battalion, Captain Sitter exposed himself to enemy fire as he led his company forward and, despite 25 percent casualties, succeeded in reaching his objective. Attempting to seize a strategic area occupied by a hostile force of regiment strength deeply entrenched on a snow-covered hill commanding the entire valley, he reorganized his depleted units the following morning and boldly led them up the frozen hillside under blistering fire. During the night when a vastly outnumbering enemy launched a vicious counterattack, setting the hill ablaze with mortar, machinegun, and automatic-weapons fire and taking a heavy toll in troops, Captain Sitter visited each foxhole and gun position, coolly deploying and integrating reinforcing units into a coordinated combat team. With the enemy penetrating his lines which often required hand-to-hand combat, and, on one occasion infiltrating to the command post with hand grenades, he fought gallantly with his men. Painfully wounded in the face, arms, and chest by bursting grenades, he staunchly refused to be evacuated and continued to fight on until a successful defense of the area was assured with a loss to the enemy of more than 50 percent dead, wounded, and captured.