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Shulman, Herbert Edgar

Date of birth:
November 18th, 1918 (Chicago/Illinois, United States)
Date of death:
September 17th, 1944 (near Arnhem, The Netherlands)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
"For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a C-17 Transport Pilot, in action against enemy forces on 17 September 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. Second Lieutenant Schulman's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces."

Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 29 (posthumously awarded)
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1946
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Royal decree no.26 Posthumously awarded

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