Donald Dorton
Home Town: Glamorgan, Virginia
Silver Star
World War II
U.S. Army
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 42 (February 17, 1945)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Donald Dorton (35871238), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company I, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Germany on 16 October 1944. Private First Class Dorton’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 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
