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Parker, Robert A.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For an action performed on 18 December 1944, near Krinkelt, Schnee-Eifel, Belgium.

Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 63
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Autor: U.S. Army, The combat history of the Second Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2001
    - Yeide, H., The Tank Killers – A History of America’s World War II Tank Destroyer Force, Casemate, Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA, 2004
    - Pallud, J.P., Battle of the Bulge – Then and Now, After the Battle 1984, Battle of Britain International Limited, London, England, 1984
    - Cavanagh, W.C.C., The Battle East of Elsenborn and the Twin Villages, Pen & Sword Books Limited, Barnsley, England, 2004
    - homeofheroes.com
    - The 644th Tank Destroyer Batallion in WWII