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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    3d Marine Division

    Action Date:

    November 24, 1943

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 328 (July 1944)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Jacques A. Walthall, United States Naval Reserve, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman attached to a Marine Battalion of the THIRD Marine Division, in the battle of Piva Forks, Bougainville, on 24 November 1943. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Walthall fearlessly advanced beyond the lines to assist men wounded in battle. Although seriously wounded himself, he crawled through 500 yards of swamp to procure medical aid for his wounded comrades. 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.