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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    20th Marines

    Division:

    4th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    June 14 – 19, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class William Louis Elliott, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 14 to 19 June 1944 while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Second Battalion, Twentieth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division at Saipan. 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.