Opalenik, Steven Henry

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Date of birth:: August 11th, 1916
Date of death:: February 22nd, 1945 (Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan)
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps

For action performed on the island Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Citation unavailable.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded for:: Operation Detachment

Sources

- Able Company 24.com

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