Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"

Date of birth:: October 4th, 1923 (Queens, New York City/New York, United States)
Date of death:: August 8th, 2010 (Melbourne/Florida, United States)
Nationality:: American

Biography

Author of the book: "Jump Into Darkness", which was sold in France and the proceeds were donated to the French Cancer Hospital. Besides his personal decorations he was also permitted to wear the Distinguished Unit Emblem, the Fourragere of the French and Belgian Medaille de Guerre and the Dutch Orange Lanyard.

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action in Belgium near the German border on 29 January 1945.

Combat Infantryman Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army