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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal to Technician Fifth Grade Owen W. Campbell (ASN: 20707265), United States Army, for heroic achievement in action on 5 May 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Technician Fifth Grade Campbell went forward on his own initiative to render first aid to the numerous casualties of a Battalion which was pinned down on a bare ridge. Making his way through a shower of shell fragments from enemy aerial bursts and through murderous machine gun fire sweeping the open terrain, Technician Fifth Grade Campbell rendered aid to all the wounded he could find and dragged several to whatever cover was available. On two other occasions that date, Technician Fifth Grade Campbell left the area of comparative safety occupied by his company to aid the wounded of the battle committed Battalion. The courage and devotion to duty displayed by Technician Fifth Grade Campbell saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers and his actions were a credit to the military service.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Technician Fifth Grade

    Regiment:

    135th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    34th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 4, 1944
    Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 28 (April 20, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade Owen W. Campbell (ASN: 20707265), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, in action on 4 February 1944, in the vicinity of Hill 706 and Cassino, Italy. When the enemy suddenly opened up with a severe and savage concentration of artillery, mortar, and nebel-werfer fire, at least twenty-two men of a company were wounded in the brief space of five minutes. While others sought any available cover, Technician Fifth Grade Campbell, Medical Aidman, calmly and coolly with utter disregard for his own life, began moving about openly, giving aid to all men whose moaning and cries for help, discerned through the noise of the shelling, guided him to them. Technician Fifth Grade Campbell’s heroism and devotion to duty in the face of intense enemy shelling was an inspiration to the entire company and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.