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Campbell, James A., Sr.

Date of birth:
September 22nd, 1923
Date of death:
October 18th, 2003 (La Grange Park/Illinois, United States)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company I, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Overlord
For wounds received in action in France on 6 Juni 1944.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company I, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action in Belgium somewhere in the period from December 1944 - January 1945.

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

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).

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