Downes, John P.

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Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Good Conduct Medal - Army

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
Awarded on:: November 16th, 1943

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).

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 at 20 June 1944 in Normandy, France.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 17 (1945).

Sources

- NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org

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