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Moffitt, Andrew Jackson

Date of birth:
July 31st, 1914 (Orangeville/Utah, United States)
Date of death:
October 13th, 1987
Service number:
39680127
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Headquarters Battery, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
July 14th, 1943
Awarded for:
Operation Landcrab
"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade Andrew Jackson Moffitt (ASN: 39680127), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Battery, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, landing Force 51.4, in action in Serana Valley, Attu Island, Territory of Alaska, on 18 May 1943."

Headquarters, U.S. Army Troops, APO 726 (Attu Landing Force), General Orders No. 27
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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