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Atkinson, Robert Edward "Ed"

Date of birth:
March 18th, 1920
Date of death:
March 29th, 1943 (Yunnan, China)
Buried on:
American War Graves Rosedale Cemetery
Nationality:
American

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Purple Heart

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Purple Heart

Air Medal (AM)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Air Medal (AM)

American Defence Service Medal

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
American Defence Service Medal

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

2 battle stars
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

American Campaign Medal

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

1 service star
American Campaign Medal

World War Two Victory Medal

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
World War Two Victory Medal

China War Memorial Medal

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
China War Memorial Medal

Pilot Wing

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Pilot Wing

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