Tardy, Walter E.

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Legion of Merit - US Military

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: June 5th, 1944

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

For action which was performed on 6 February 1945, near Neuf-Brisach/Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France.

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 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.

Sources

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

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