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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    164th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    23d Infantry Division (Americal)

    Action Date:

    January 12, 1944

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 418 (March 22, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Even O. Anderson (ASN: 37028335), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company F, 164th Infantry Regiment, 23d Infantry Division (Americal), in action at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, on 12 January 1944. On that date, Sergeant Anderson ran through intense enemy fire to a wounded comrade and, despite his own painful wounds, dragged the soldier twenty yards under fire to a safe position. Sergeant Anderson’s gallant actions and selfless devotion to duty, without regard for his own safety, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.