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Porter, Mackenzie E.

Date of birth:
May 8th, 1914
Date of death:
May 22nd, 1992
Buried on:
San Francisco National Cemetery
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Mackenzie Porter was buried on May 27th, 1992 at the San Francisco National Cemetery in PPWS 215-A.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1942

HQ, 3d Infantry Division, G.O. No. 8 (1942).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an second Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed in Italy on 5 June 1944.
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

Sources

  • - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - Cemetery Records Online

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