Harper, Joseph H. "Bud"
- Date of birth:
- May 1st, 1901 (Kent County/Maryland, United States)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 1990 (Atlanta/Georgia, United States)
- Service number:
- 0-15083
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 6
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1946
Royal decree no.35
- Rank:
- Major General
- Awarded on:
- December 4th, 1959
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 43
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Croix de Guerre 1940
Sources
- - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)
- onderscheidingen.nl
- Joseph Harper - Recipient -
- Joseph Harper - Recipient -
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