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Roark, Tilden H. "Cowboy"

Date of birth:
(Mangum/Oklahoma, United States)
Date of death:
February 18th, 1944 (Lazio region, Italy)
Buried on:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Service number:
38 017 307
Nationality:
American

Biography

His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
For action performed on 14 February 1944 at the Spaccasassi Creek, in the vicinity of Aprilia/province of Latina, Lazio region, Italy.

Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart

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