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Cain, Paul J.

Date of birth:
April 5th, 1915 (Ivesdale/Illinois, United States)
Date of death:
August 13th, 2014 (Urbana/Illinois, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Lt. Cain commanded Company I in the second wave of the Corregidor invasion of February 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division "Victory Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 27
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

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