Date of death:

July 16th, 1943 (Sicily, Italy)

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Corporal Forbes was the first soldier of the 7th Infantry Regiment "Cotton Baler", who was awarded with the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

Headquarters Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

For action which was performed on 8 November 1942 in French Morocco.

Allied Force Headquarters, General Orders No. 19 (23 November 1942).

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