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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Regiment:

    21st Marines

    Division:

    5th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    February 21, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 354 (September 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Douglas Harold Powers, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 21 February 1945 while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Twenty-First Marines, FIFTH Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.