John N. Milward

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to John N. Milward (35767420), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Raider Platoon, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On 16 March 1945, at 1400 hours, Private First Class Milward and an officer dashed 50 yards to capture an enemy machine gun. Private First Class Milward then captured five enemy in a trench near the gun position and then joined the officer. The two men detected two enemy SP guns 400 yards away, and jointly directed tank fire that knocked out the guns and greatly aided the regiment’s advance through the Siegfried Line.