Hill, Owen B. "O.B."
- Date of birth:
- October 8th, 1921 (Fort Branch/Indiana, United States)
- Date of death:
- June 10th, 2002 (Cathedral City/California, United States)
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
- Unit:
- Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded for:
- Operation Overlord
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
FAM - Family reported.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
- Unit:
- Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1943
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
- Unit:
- Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
With a Star (Normandy jump).
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