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Oliver, Raymond L.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 13 October 1943, just after crossing the Volturno River in the Province of Caserta, Campania region, Italy.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 175 (8 August 1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987

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