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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000281 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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