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Shavkey, Ralph A.

Date of birth:
January 28th, 1922
Date of death:
August 30th, 1944
Buried on:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Second Purple Heart awarded in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", U.S. Army

Third Purple Heart awarded in the form of a second oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
Purple Heart

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