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Prasse, Oscar Fred

Date of death:
June 19th, 1993 (Virginia Beach/Virginia, United States)
Service number:
18180466
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action in December 1944 in Belgium.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 31 January 1945 in Belgium.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 17 (1945).
Purple Heart

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