- SURNAME
Robert
- FORENAME
Milton Jules, Jr.
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
433842
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 20th July 1943
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided New Orleans, Louisiana
born 02.02.1922
21.07.1944 WIA
06.1946 married Theresa Josie (nee Barbara) (1924-2015)
died 23.04.2002 (Aged 80)
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Private First Class Milton J. Robert, Jr. (MCSN: 433842), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, on 20 July 1943, in aggressively crawling forward under heavy hostile fire to within twenty yards of an enemy machine-gun emplacement where he hurled hand grenades, silencing the weapon and killing two of the enemy. He eliminated one other with his automatic rifle.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/38439FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89965384/milton-jules-robert
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