Timeline
Birth- 1 Jan 1920
Ohio
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 44 - 28 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
17 Nov 1947
Service End Date
1 Jan 1964
Service Number
35112223
Rank
Master Sergeant
Awards
Army Commendation Medal
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 27 - 22 years
Army Branch
Infantry
Service End Date
30 June 1946
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Division
45th Infantry Division
Service Start Date
28 Mar 1942
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Silver Star w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal w/ "V" device & 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, French Croix de Guerre w/ Palm device
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Branch
Army
Army Serial Number
35112223
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 28 Mar 1942-Age: 22 years
Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Summit County, Ohio
Level Of Education
3 years of high school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Military Awards: Bronze Star Medal (Merit)
Date Unknown
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Military Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
26 Mar 1945
Military Awards: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Arrowhead & 5 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Bronze Star Medal (Valor)
31 Mar 1945
Military Awards: Silver Star
31 Mar 1945
Military Awards: Army Good Conduct Medal
2 Silver Knots
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1 Jan 1943
Military Awards: Purple Heart
1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military Awards: Army Occupation Service Medal
Germany
Military Awards: Combat Infantryman Badge
Italy
Military Awards: Army Commendation Medal
Date Unknown
Military Awards: French Croix de Guerre
Palm device
Military Awards: National Defense Service Medal
1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Battle Honors: Rome-Arno 1944
Battle Honors: Rhineland 1944-45
Battle Honors: Ardennes-Alsace 1944-45
Battle Honors: Central Europe 1945
Battle Honors: Southern France 1944
Military Awards: Silver Star
24 Nov 1944
Military Awards: Legion of Merit
26 Mar 2031
Military Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
25 Apr 1945
Military Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
27 Apr 1945
Death- 10 Oct 1981-Age: 62 years
Tacoma, WA
Burial
Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA
Other Facts
Full Name
Llewellyn M Chilson
Source Information
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Marriage
Mary Holland Armstrong
