Widseth, Joseph H.

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Service number:: O-17410
Nationality:: American

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: First Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division "The Old Breed", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded for:: Operation Stalemate II

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For action which was performed on 26 September 1944 at Peleliu, Palau Islands.

Sources

- HALLAS, J. H., The Devil's Anvil, Praeger Publishers, Westport, United States, 1994.
- Military Times.com

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