Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company C, 70th Tank Battalion, 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables", U.S. Army

Awarded for:

Operation Torch

For action performed on 9 November 1942, at Port Lyautey/Kénitra, Marocco.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company C, 70th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Group, VII Corps, First Army, U.S. Army

Awarded for:

Operation Neptune

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944 near Pouppeville/Manche département, Basse-Normandie, France.


This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

• - Jensen, M.G., Strike Swiftly! The 70th Tank Battalion – From North Africa to Normandy to Germany, Presidio Press Inc., Novato, U.S.A., 1997
  - Balkoski, J., Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-day, June 6, 1944, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006