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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Regiment:

    114th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1918

    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 3 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class Oliver W. Milson (ASN: 1279441), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private First Class Milson distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Sanitary Detachment, 114th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Molleville Farm, France, 25 October 1918, in searching for and bringing in, with two officers, two wounded men in the face of a terrific bombardment.