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Harms, Donald G.

Date of birth:
(Multnomah Country, Oregon, United States)
Date of death:
September 23rd, 1944 (near Veghel/North Brabant, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
For action performed on 22 September 1944 near Uden/North Brabant, the Netherlands. Citation unavailable.


Posthumously awarded.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Koskimaki, G.E., Hell’s Highway – De 101e Airborne Divisie tijdens operatie Market Garden (deel 2), Kempen Pers, Hapert, Nederland, 1991 (Nederlandse vertaling)
    - 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)
    - marketgarden.com
    - ww2-airborne.us

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