U.S. Army Colonel Orville Emil Bloch of Big Falls, Wisconsin, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary
U.S. Army Colonel Orville Emil Bloch of Big Falls, Wisconsin, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on September 22, 1944, near Firenzuola, Italy.
Bloch joined the Army in February 1942, and by September 22, 1944, was serving as a first lieutenant in Company E, 338th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. On September 22, near Firenzuola, Italy, he led three soldiers in an attack on enemy positions, which resulted in the capture of nineteen prisoners and the silencing of five machine gun nests.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 22, 1944. Bloch later served in the Korean War and became a colonel before retiring in 1970. He died at age 68 and was buried in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington.

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