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Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant [then Corporal]

    Batallion:

    64th Tank Battalion

    Division:

    3d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    June 6, 1951

    Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 19 (January 11, 1952)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Sergeant [then Corporal] Milton Fulmore (ASN: RA-38159364), United States Army, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with as a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 64th Tank Battalion (Medium), 3d Infantry Division, in action in Korea. On 6 June 1951, when a tank caught fire while connected to a recovery vehicle in the tank parking yard at Inchon, Korea, Sergeant Fulmore, observing the great danger to all the tanks in the area, unhesitatingly ran to the recovery vehicle and drove it approximately 50 yards into an open area while towing the burning tank. Disregarding his personal safety, he assisted in disconnecting the vehicles as flames swirled around the tow bar connection and ammunition within the burning tank began to explode. Mounting the recovery vehicle, he then drove it to a safe distance thereby saving valuable equipment from destruction. Sergeant Fulmore’s heroic and courageous initiative reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.