Technical Sergeant LLEWELLYN M. CHISLON for extraordinary heroism in action on 27 April 1945, in Neuberg, Germany. While engaged in taking the town of Neuberg,

Germany, Sergeant Chilson and his platoon were halted by intense automatic weapons fire coming from a second story apartment house. Realizing that unless the enemy was knocked out immediately, a large number of casualties would be inflicted upon his platoon, Sergeant Chilson, with complete disregard for his own safety, rushed across the fire-swept street and into the house. Racing up the stairs to the second floor, he tossed a high explosive grenade into the room, killing two members of the enemy machine gun crew and capturing eight. He then called his platoon forward and they occupied the building without a casualty. Later, as one of his squads was moving into the next house, they were halted by automatic rifle fire which came from a courtyard. Again Sergeant Chilson came forward, and, tossing a white phosphorous grenade into the courtyard, assaulted the enemy position. Firing his carbine with his left hand after being wounded in the right arm by an enemy bullet, he killed two of the enemy and captured a third. His daring and utter disregard for his own personal safety is worthy of the highest praise and is a credit to himself and the armed forces.

TSGT. Chilson was sponsored by Mr. Chris Profota, Curator at the Military and Space Museum in Houston, Texas. Mr. Profota, felt that, even though Chilson died on 2 October 1981, he belonged in the Legion of Valor based on possibly being awarded more medals at one time for valor than any other soldier in the history of this great country. Chilson’s other medals for this time frame included the Silver Star (First Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (First Oak Leaf Cluster) and the Purple Heart (first Oak Leaf Cluster).

View his Distinguished Service Cross and 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster.