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Bender, Joseph W.

Date of birth:
February 9th, 1919 (Scranton/Pennsylvania, United States)
Date of death:
April 10th, 2012
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
Wounded in Belgium on 13 January 1945.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
American Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army

1 bronze service star
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
World War Two Victory Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company A, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1946
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem

Sources

  • Photo 1: Kendris Cabral
  • - DD214

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