Ora Lee Boss

Oral Lee Boss, formerly of Green Forest, Fayetteville, was born in California and moved to Green Forest at age 10. He attended the University of Arkansas and played on the 1958 Southwest Conference Championship Razorback basketball team. After graduation, he served in the army infantry, eventually becoming a captain in command of Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Task Force, 25th Infantry Division.

On November 13, 1966, he earned the Silver Star Medal for gallantry when his company engaged a North Vietnamese battalion-sized force. Despite being hit by mortar fire, he coordinated artillery attacks, rallied his soldiers, and evacuated the wounded, resulting in 50 casualties for his company but inflicting over 150 enemy fatalities. His other awards include two Bronze Stars, the Air Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Expert Infantry Badge.

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