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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    17th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    May 15, 1943

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Troops, APO 726 (Attu Landing Force), General Orders No. 27 (July 14, 1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Alfred C. Bottero (ASN: 39079848), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company D, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, landing Force 51.4, in action near West Arm Holtz Bay, Attu Island, Territory of Alaska, on 15 May 1943.