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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant First Class

    Batallion:

    5th Field Signal Battalion

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 24 – 27, 1918

    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant First Class Harry C. Miller (ASN: 244366), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on 24 – 27 October 1918, at Ville aux Farm, and Bois de Ferme and Boise de Foret, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Sergeant First Class Miller exhibited great personal courage and disregard of danger in going out in a heavy artillery and machine gun fire and repairing telephone communications to front line units which were engaged with the enemy.