Summers, Harrison C.
- Date of birth:
- July 12th, 1918 (Catawba/West Virginia, United States)
- Date of death:
- August 3rd, 1983
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
- Unit:
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this second Purple Heart as his first Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Sources
- - Bando, M., 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles in World War II, Zenith Press, St. Paul/Minnesota, USA, 2007
- U.S. Army Center of Military History
- 101airborneww2.com
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