Edlin, Robert Thomas
- Date of birth:
- May 6th, 1922
- Date of death:
- April 1st, 2005
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Provisional Ranger Group, V Corps, First Army, U.S. Army
- Awarded for:
- Operation Neptune
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this second Purple Heart as his first Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this third Purple Heart as a second Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Sources
- - Black, Robert W., The Battalion - The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
- Ramsey, W. G., D-Day – Then and Now – Volume 2, After the Battle 1995, Battle of Britain International Limited, London, England, 1995
- homeofheroes.com
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