White, Robert B.
- Date of birth:
- March 26th, 1926
- Date of death:
- March 19th, 2006 (St. Albans/West Virginia, United States)
- Service number:
- 15 337 117
- Nationality:
- American
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Awarded for:
- Operation Overlord
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 56 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 19 (1945).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of a second Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of a third Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded with five bronze campaign stars and a spearhead (for D-Day, Normandy).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
With two stars (Normandy and Holland jumps).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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