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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    February 1951

    Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 209 (1951)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Sergeant Donald R. Russell, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea, while his task force of the 1st Cavalry Division was rescuing an encircled infantry regimental combat team.