Pilliod, Dallas A.

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Date of birth:: March 10th, 1921 (Akron/Ohio, United States)
Date of death:: February 8th, 2012 (Mission Viejo/California, United States)
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Unit:: Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division "Wildcat", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1944
Awarded for:: Operation Stalemate II

Citation unavailable.

For action which was performed on 23 September 1944 at Peleliu, Palau Islands.
Headquarters 81st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 132 (1944).

Sources

- BLAIR, B.C. & DECIOCCIO, J.P., Victory at Peleliu, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 2011.
- Home of Heroes.com
- Legacy.com

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