De Graaf, George

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Date of death:: March 30th, 1964
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Colonel
Unit:: Supply Officer, HQ, I Corps, U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1942

For action performed on 5 December 1942 in Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Headquarters, South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 60 (1942).
Citation unavailable.

Legion of Merit - US Military

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Colonel

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Colonel
Unit:: Supply Officer, HQ, I Corps, U.S. Army

Sources

- Blakeley, H.W., The 32nd Infantry Division – In world War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
- U.S. Army Center of Military History
- The Canberra Times, 13 January 1944
- COL. GEORGE DE GRAAF - The New York Times
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