World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award from President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House on February 8, 1944 for his actions as a staff sergeant with Company B, 91st Reconnaissance Squadron, 2nd Armored Division (attached to the 1st Infantry Division), US Army, on July 31, 1943, hear Gagliano, Sicily. The son of a fur trader, he operated his own fur business in Vincennes, Indiana prior to being drafted into the US Army. Following his recruit and combat training, he was sent to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations where he served in the Allied North Africa and Sicily campaigns. On that day in Sicily, he and an officer captured an enemy machine gun position. He then went forward alone and, although wounded in both legs and his right arm on his approach, single-handedly captured a second machine gun emplacement, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross while serving in North Africa. He was sent back to the US to recover from his wounds and became a reconnaissance instructor at Fort Riley, Kansas, and was promoted to the rank of 2nd lieutenant. After the war, he returned to his fur business. He died at the age of 67. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "On 31 July 1943, near Gagliano, Sicily, a detachment of one officer and nine enlisted men, including Sgt. Kisters, advancing ahead of the leading elements of U.S. troops to fill a large crater in the only available vehicle route through Gagliano, was taken under fire by two enemy machine guns. Sgt. Kisters and the officer, unaided and in the face of intense small-arms fire, advanced on the nearest machine-gun emplacement and succeeded in capturing the gun and its crew of four. Although the greater part of the remaining small-arms fire was now directed on the captured machine-gun position, Sgt. Kisters voluntarily advanced alone toward the second gun emplacement. While creeping forward, he was struck five times by enemy bullets, receiving wounds in both legs and his right arm. Despite the wounds, he continued to advance on the enemy, and captured the second machine gun after killing three of its crew and forcing the fourth member to flee. The courage of this soldier and his unhesitating willingness to sacrifice his life, if necessary, served as an inspiration to the command."