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Griner, Homer E.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Army Service Number: 39389264.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Company B, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1944
For action performed on 17 August 1944 in Sainte-Eugénie/Orne department, Basse-Normandy, France.
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 74 (24 September 1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company B, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - Eby, H.H. (Battalion History Staff), Tank Busters – The History of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Combat on the Western Front, Knorr & Hirth, Munich, Germany, 1945
    - Tank Destroyer.net

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