 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva yemushandirapamwe weSicily, Chilson akagamuchira Combat Infantryman Badge yakazopihwa Bronze Star Medal yakavakirwa pamubhadharo weCIB yemabasa ehondo muna Chikunguru 11 kusvika 31, 1943. Muna February 1944, Chikamu chechi45 chakasimbisa nzvimbo yechikepe paAnzio. Akagamuchira Purple Heart nokuda kwokurohwa ne shrapnel pedyo neCarroceto, Italy musi waFebruary 15, 1944. Musi waFebruary 16, pedyo neAprilia, Italy, iye nevamwe varwi vatatu vokuAmerica vakabatwa nemasoja eGermany pashure pokunge vapererwa nezvombo mukurwa uye vakaitwa vatakuri vemarara nokuda kwemauto eGermany. Varwi vana vokuAmerica vakakwanisa kutiza musi waFebruary 17, vachitora vasungwa vana vavengi. Izvi zvakazoita kuti Chilson atore masoja 40 evavengi. Akapiwa menduru yeSilver Star. 