Nichols, Everett Elbert

Date of birth:: January 14th, 1924 (New Meadow/Idaho, United States)
Date of death:: April 3rd, 2015 (Ammon/Idaho, United States)
Nationality:: American

Biography

PFC 321st GFAB, forward observer, attached to the 506th PIR. Jumped with 506th into Normandy and Holland. Fought at Battle of Bulge and moved with 506th through Germany to Bertchesgaden.

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

Received for heroism during Market-Garden. Only information known is that he saved himself and 15 other soldiers.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden