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Everett
A.
Kilmer
October 12, 1893

–

October 1, 1970

Cemetery:

Lebanon Cemetery

Everett Kilmer was the uncle of John E. Kilmer who, as a Navy Corpsman, earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    16th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 3, 1918
    War Department, General Orders 81 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Everett A. Kilmer (ASN: 2662358), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Charpentry, France, 3 October 1918. Private Kilmer voluntarily accompanied three other soldiers and went forward under heavy enemy fire and rescued a wounded comrade who had fallen in advance of our lines.