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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    U.S.S. Colhoun (DD-801)

    Action Date:

    April 6, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 348 (March 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign William B. Caldwell (NSN: 0-341185), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action as Assistant First Lieutenant of the U.S.S. COLHOUN (DD-801), sunk off Okinawa on 6 April 1945. 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.