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Adams, Ronald F., Sr.

Date of birth:
December 31st, 1921
Date of death:
January 7th, 1945 (near Goronne/province of Luxembourg, Belgium)
Service number:
18109222
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden

For action which was performed in September 1944 in Nijmegen/Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For action which was performed on 7 January 1945 near Goronne/province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Posthumously awarded.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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