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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Private First Class Hugh Summerfield (ASN: 33559736), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, on the Driniumor River, near Aitape, British New Guinea in 1944.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    124th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    31st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 31st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 97 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Private First Class Hugh Summerfield (ASN: 33559736), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, in action near the Kibawe Air Strip, Mindanao, Philippine Islands in 1944.