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Hannum, Craig B. "Ben"

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division "The Big Red One", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For action performed on 8 June 1944, in the Calvados département, Basse-Normandy, France.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 53 (1944).
Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Baumer, R.W. & Reardon, M.J., American Iliad – The 18th Infantry Regiment in World War II, The Aberjona Press, Bedford, U.S.A., 2004
    - Home of Heroes

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