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Kingman, Allen Frederick

Date of birth:
December 18th, 1893
Date of death:
August 1st, 1988
Buried on:
Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

Brigadier General

Military career:
1942-1943: 67th Armored Regiment Combat Command, COC
1943: 2nd Armored Division, COC
1953: Retired

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), U.S. Army

No,. 188477
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), U.S. Army

With palm
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), U.S. Army
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
For bravery in combat.

With palm
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Oficial del Ordem do Mérito Militar
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Medalha de Guerra
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Combat Command, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Torch
Wissam Alaouit Cherifien - Officer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Combat Command, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Torch
Wissam Alaouit Cherifien - Commander
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Combat Command, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Torch
Nicham Iftikhar, Grand Officer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Officier in de Orde van Leopold II
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels", U.S. Army
Commandeur in de Orde van Leopold II
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

2 bronze stars
World War I Victory Medal

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