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Pvt Leo W. Satterfield enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 28 April 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. The citation cited:For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enenmy in Germany. During an attack against Siegfried Line positions near Irrel, Germany, on 15 February 1945, Pvt Satterfield boldly led his squad in a succesful assault upon enemy machine gun position which had been harrassing his platoon. When fire from a pill box impeded the advance, he volunteered to go forward and reduce the position. He deliberatly exposed himself to draw fire and pinpoint the enemy location, then advanced from the the flank and reduced the pill box with grenade and rifle fire. Pvt Satterfield was killed by artillery fire but his heroism lives on as an inspiration to his comrades. His courageous devotion to duty is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Military Service.