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Turpen, Charles L.

Nationality:
American

Biography

Served in North Africa and Italy.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company C, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944

Headquarters, 1st Armored Division, General Orders No. 84
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company C, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Torch
Received for wound(s) received near Cisterna, Italy. He was there after being in the first landing in North Africa during Operation Torch
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart

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