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Ricketts, Harry E.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Unit:
350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Fighting Blue Devils", U.S. Army
For action performed in July 1944 in Italy.

Posthumously awarded.
The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Delaney, J.P. – The Blue Devils in Italy – A History of the 88th Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1988
    - Wallace, J.E., The Blue Devil “Battle Mountain” Regiment in Italy – a History of the 350th Infantry Regiment 1944-1945, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1986

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