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Papez, Joseph, Jr.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company C, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For action performed on 13 April 1945, near Galiano/island Luzon, Philippines.

Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 56 (1945).
Citation unavailable.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Autor: The 33rd Infantry Division Historical Committee, The Golden Cross – A History of the 33rd Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
    - 33rdinfantrydivision.org

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