Oliver W. Brackman
Home Town: Ohio
Silver Star
World War II
U.S. Army
Headquarters, 3d Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (May 17, 1945)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Oliver W. Brackman (0-405546), Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters (Forward Echelon), 3d Armored Division, in action on 15 April 1945, in Germany. Major Brackman’s outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 3d Armored Division, and the United States Army.