Milton L. Cagle

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Milton L. Cagle (US54026223), Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company G, 2d Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Private Cagle distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Togol, Korea, on 8 April 1951. On that date, Private Cagle’s unit was assigned the mission of attacking a well-entrenched and determined enemy force. As the men advanced, they were suddenly pinned down by intense and accurate automatic-weapons fire from a camouflaged enemy emplacement. Realizing that his comrades were in danger of annihilation, Private Cagle, despite the heavy volume of fire being directed at him, moved forward. Mortally wounded by the point-blank fire, he nevertheless crawled close enough to the enemy position to silence the weapon with grenades. The heroic action of Private Cagle so inspired his comrades that they overran the enemy positions and secured their objective.
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 611 (August 3, 1951)