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Turinsky, Joseph A.

Date of birth:
March 24th, 1917
Date of death:
February 19th, 1945 (Corregidor, Philippines)
Buried on:
American War Graves Calvary Cemetery
Service number:
0-1284057
Nationality:
American

Biography

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

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