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Adams, Donald R.
Adams, Donald R.
Date of birth:
February 20th, 1920 (Plankinton/South Dakota, United States)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1944 (Berg en Dal/Province of Gelderland, Netherlands)
Service number:
37093710
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)
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Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
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).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
For action performed in June/July in Normandy, France.
Citation unavailable.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 66 (1944).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 4 July 1944 in France.
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 8 (1945).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Killed In Action.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Posthumously awarded.
Combat Medical Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Medical Detachment
,
Company C
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
September 17th, 1944
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded with campaign star.
American Defence Service Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012
.
-
WW2-Airborne.us
-
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
-
Market Garden.com
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