RAIDERS Milanowski, Hubert Donald

Craig Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Milanowski
  • FORENAME
Hubert Donald
  • UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Hq)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
300142
  • AWARD
Silver Star
  • PLACE
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 13-14th September 1942
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Grand Rapids, Michigan
born 20.10.1922 Grand Rapids, Michigan
22.10.1940 enlisted
WIA 14.09.1942
19.02.1945 married Violet Mildred (nee Hausknecht) Milanowski (1919-1982)
17.10.1945 discharged
died 29.03.1997 (Aged 74), Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA. Plot 70A, FF, 41
 

CITATION:

Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Hubert D. Milanowski (MCSN: 300142), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the First Marine Raider Battalion against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on the night of 13 - 14 September 1942. Separated from his Communication Platoon when the positions of his battalion were under severe attack by the Japanese, Private First Class Milanowski, on his own initiative, proceeded with four of his comrades to the front lines and fiercely engaged the enemy in close combat. His great personal valor during this action, in which he was wounded, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

WEB LINKS:

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/23708

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/992890/hubert-donald-milanowski
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