CITATIONS HEADQUARTERS 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 10476
3 October 1968
AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR
TC 320. The following AWARD is announced posthumously.

PALM, DALE A. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E3 United States Army Company A 1st Battalion 28th Infantry

Awarded:                   Silver Star
Date of Action:          12 September 1968
Theater:                     Republic of Vietnam
Reason:                     For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam: On this date, Private First Class Palm was serving as a grenadier with his company during a reconnaissance in force operation in the vicinity of Loc Ninh. He was traveling with a patrol approximately 150 meters in front of the main body of friendly forces when the men sighted several Viet Cong. As they moved into good firing positions, the element was subjected to intense machinegun, rocket, and automatic weapons fire by a large enemy force. When he noticed that several of his comrades had been wounded by the hostile fire, Private First Class Palm unhesitatingly advanced through the hail of hostile rounds to aid the men. With complete disregard for his personal safety, he exposed himself to the relentless enemy fire while moving a number of casualties to protected positions. Particularly heavy machinegun fire was emanating from one of the insurgents’ positions and caused the patrol to be pinned down. Private First Class Palm immediately repositioned himself in a more advantageous location from where he placed a devastating amount of fire on the Viet Cong emplacement. Although fully exposed to the hostile fire in this position, he continued to engage the advancing insurgents effectively until he was mortally wounded. The selfless courage and calm determination of Private First Class Palm during the extremely hazardous situation significantly contributed to the victory achieved by the friendly forces. Private First Class Palm’s unquestionable valor in close combat against numerically superior hostile forces is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
Authority: By direction of the President, as established by the Act of Congress, 9 July 1918, and USARV Message 16695, dated 1 July 1966.

FOR THE COMMANDER:
ARCHIE R. HYLE
Colonel, GS
Chief of Staff

OFFICIAL:
L.R. Bixler
Captain, AGC
Assistant Adjutant General

GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 10157
24 September 1968
AWARD OF THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL
TC 320. The following AWARD is announced posthumously.

PALM, DALE A, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E3 United States Army Company A 1st Battalion 28th Infantry.

Awarded:                   Army Commendation Medal
Date of Action:          5 May 1968 to 31 May 1968
Reason:                     For meritorious achievement
Authority:                   By direction of the Secretary of the Army, under the provisions of AR 672-5-1

FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL:

ARCHIE R. HYLE
Colonel, GS
Chief of Staff

LARRY L. WARREN
Captain, AGC
Assistant Adjutant General

GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 10035
22 September 1968
AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL
TC 320. The following AWARD is announced posthumously.

PALM, DALE A, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E3 United States Army Company A 1st Battalion 28th Infantry.

Awarded:                   Bronze Star Medal
Date of Action: April 1968 to September 1968
Theater:                     Republic of Vietnam
Reason:                     For meritorious service
Authority:                   By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962.

FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL:

ARCHIE R. HYLE
Colonel, GS
Chief of Staff

LARRY L. WARREN
Captain, AGC
Assistant Adjutant General

GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 10036
22 September 1968
AWARD OF THE AIR MEDAL
TC 320. The following AWARD is announced posthumously.

PALM, DALE A, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E3 United States Army Company A 1st Battalion 28th Infantry

Awarded:                   Air Medal
Date of Action: 2 May 1968 to 12 September 1968
Theater:                     Republic of Vietnam
Reason:                     For meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
Authority:                   By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9158, 11 May 1942, as amended by Executive Order 9242-A, 11 September 1942.

FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL:

ARCHIE R. HYLE
Colonel, GS
Chief of Staff

LARRY L. WARREN
Captain, AGC
Assistant Adjutant General

Notation - The above citations were obtained from and used with the permission of:

Andrew E. Woods
Research Historian
Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center
First Division Museum at Cantigny
1 S 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, IL 60189-3353

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Palm_Dale Arden – Mother’s Obituary – Toledo Blade Newspaper March 3, 2011:

PALM Nellie A. "Angie" Nellie A. Palm, "Angie," 92, of Toledo, OH, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011, at the Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek. Nellie was employed as a waitress for more than 30 years with the Tasty Grill and Hoe Wah Inn before retiring 1986. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce (Richard) Mierzwiak; sons, Gilbert K.(Linda) and Kenneth Alan Palm; 7 grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren.

Nellie was preceded in death by her husband Richard J. Palm in 1967; son, Dale Arden Palm; sisters, Mildred Hagerman, Rose Maerz, Helen Davidson, and Frances Blevin; and brother, John Pence.

Friends may call at the Reeb Funeral Home, 5712 N. Main St., Sylvania, OH, Friday, March 4th from 4 - 8 p.m., where Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment Toledo Memorial Park. Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek or the Odyssey Hospice. The family would like to thank the staff of Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek, for the loving care given Mom during her stay at their facility.

Palm, Dale Arden, PFC