Miles, Willie H., Jr.

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Nationality:: American

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Servicenumber 295843.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Corporal
Unit:: Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division "The Silent Second", U.S. Marine Corps

For action performed on 22 November 1943, on the island Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.

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Sources

- Hammel, E. & Lane, J.E., Bloody Tarawa – The 2nd Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2006
- Tarawa on the web.org

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