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Leen, Robert

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

With Oak leaf cluster for valor
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
26, January 1945. Tank hit ejected from tank laid in snow for three days until recovered by passing unit
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
743rd tank battalion
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Sources

  • Discharge papers

Photo