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Dowling, Edwin S., Jr.

Date of birth:
May 22nd, 1919
Date of death:
September 29th, 1943 (Italy)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 28th, 1942
For action which was performed on 8 November 1942, near Fedala, French Morocco.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 8 (28 November 1942).
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - Dave Dowling

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