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Zahn, Donald E.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company H, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
For action performed on 6 June 1944 (D-Day), near the Brévands bridges in the vicinity of Carentan/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.

Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

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)
    - Balkoski J., Utah Beach - The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-day, June 6, 1944, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
    - ww2-airborne.us

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