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Adams, Jonathan E., Jr. "Jock"
- Date of birth:
- September 8th, 1917
- Date of death:
- September 20th, 1984 (Wormleysburg/Pennsylvania, United States)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded for:
- Operation Market Garden
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 36 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company A, 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.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 64 (1945).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 98 (1945).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Sources
- - LOFARO, G., The Sword of St. Michael, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, United States, 2011.
- NORDYKE, P., All American All the Way, Zenith Press, St. Paul, United States, 2005.
- NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- WW2-Airborne.us
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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