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Carpenter, Frank J.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician Fifth Grade
Unit:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
For action performed on 5 October 1944 near the railway bridge over the Rhine at east of Driel/Gelderland, the Netherlands.



Citation unavailable.

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Koskimaki, G.E., Hell’s Highway – De 101e Airborne Divisie tijdens operatie Market Garden (deel 2), Kempen Pers, Hapert, Nederland, 1991 (Nederlandse vertaling)
    - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)

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