Gerrie, Jack Scott

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Date of death:: December 29th, 1944 (England)
Nationality:: American

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1944

For action performed on 23 and 24 August 1944, near Fontainebleau/Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France region, France.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters, Third U.S. Army, General Orders No. 75 (1944).

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond", U.S. Army

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond", U.S. Army

Sources

- "Clemens Lueck ‘23: Pen is Mightier than Sword", Ripon College Magazine, Winter 2007
- The Society of the Fifth Division
- homeofheroes.com

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