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Puckett, Clifton L.

Date of birth:
October 31st, 1911 (Annona/Texas, United States)
Date of death:
February 26th, 1945 (Philippines)
Buried on:
American War Graves Terrace Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

Wounded by enemy rifle fire and died of his wounds the next day on a hospital ship enroute to Manilla.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team, XI Corps, Eighth Army, U.S. Army

Posthumously awarded
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team, XI Corps, Eighth Army, U.S. Army
Purple Heart

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