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Portrait male -- Olive, Milton L., III
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Fort Polk
Relief
Sculpture
PFC Milton L. Olive III, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
PFC Milton L. Olive III, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1965.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 34 x 34 x 2 in.; Base: approx. 66 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.
Inscription:
(On right of relief bust, within insignia:) 3/FIGHT WIN (Below the relief bust:) IN HONOR OF/PFC MILTON L. OLIVE III/7 NOV 1946 - 22 OCT 1965/WHO WHILE SERVING AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN/IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM WAS AWARDED/THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR SAVING THE LIVES/OF HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS AT THE SACRIFICE/OF HIS OWN BY GRABBING A LIVE GRENADE/AND FALLING ON IT TO ABSORB THE BLAST/WITH HIS BODY. unsigned
Description:
A bronze plaque with relief bust of Milton L. Olive III in uniform and a medal and an insignia on either side of it.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Olive, Milton L., III -- Bust
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Medal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Fort Polk
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fort Polk, Public Affairs Office, Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459
Located Fort Polk, Honor Field JRTC, South side of State Highway 10, Parade Grounds, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Remarks:
Commemorates PFC Milton L. Olive III (1946-1965).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS LA000281
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000281
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