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Sollenberger, McCord

    Nationality:
    American (1776 - present, Republic)

    Biography

    US officer on OSS Jedburgh team Edward in Arnhem:
    US Captain McCord Sollenberger,
    British 2nd Lieutenant Len Willmott,
    US Technical Sergeant John Billingsley.

    02.1945: he requested his transfer from OSS to the regular Army and was appointed to the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, Kansas.
    1954: retired from the US Army.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Captain
    Unit:
    82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
    Awarded on:
    August 6th, 1946
    Awarded for:
    Operation Market Garden
    Royal Decree:
    "Having distinguished himself by his couragious and prudent action when facing the enemy during the Air-borne operations near Nijmegen in September 1944."

    Royal decree no.57 dated August 6th 1946.
    Bronzen Kruis (BK)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Captain
    Awarded on:
    January 7th, 1946

    General order no. 8
    Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Captain
    with bronze service arrow-head
    European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Captain
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Sources

    • - The Dutch Medals Page
      - Decorare 8 p.36
      - Royal Decree dated August 6th 1946
      - Abundance of Valor: Resistance, Survival, and Liberation: 1944-45 - Will Irwin

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