Craig, Orville B.

Date of birth:: October 20th, 1919 (New Haven/Missouri, United States)
Service number:: 37 387 302
Nationality:: American

Biography

Inducted on 23rd September 1942 and in active service on 7th October 1942 at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Departed for Europe on 2nd July 1944 and arrived in England on 9th July 1944. Took part in the air landings in Normandy, Market Garden, the Battle for the Ardennes and the Battle for the Rhineland. Departed for the United States on 16th November 1945 and arrived there on 27th November. Was honorable discharged on 4th December.

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Combat Medical Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Privat First Class
Unit:: Medical Technician 409, Medical Detachment, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: June 24th, 1945

According to General Order 20 dated 24th June 1945.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Medical Technician 409, Medical Detachment, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: June 26th, 1945

According to General Order 120, HQ 101st Airborne.
Wounds inflicted in the Netherlands on 25th September 1944 and Germany on 8th April 1945.

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Privat First Class
Awarded on:: 1945

With Bronze Arrowhead and three Bronze Stars for "RHINELAND", "ARDENNES" and "CENTRAL EUROPE".
Bronze Stars acoording to General Orders 33 and 40 of 1945.