Spahr, Kimball

Date of birth:: September 22nd, 1916 (Sewickley/Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States)
Service number:: 0 413 110
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Kimball Spahr entered military service as an Intelligence Staff Officer S-2 on July 31st, 1941. He left for the Mediterranean on August 21st, 1943, where he arrived on September 2nd, 1943. He left for the United States again on August 3rd, 1945. He was honorably discharged on July 20th, 1947 as Major with 937th Field Artillery Battalion. He also was entiteld to wear the Presidential Unit Citation.

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Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Awarded on:: July 20th, 1947

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded for a wound received on April 26th, 1945 near Burgau, Germany.

Air Medal (AM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

American Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

American Defence Service Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with five bronze campaign stars for "NAPLES-FOIGGIA", "ROME-ARNO", "SOUTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND" and "CENTRAL EUROPE" and a bronze arrowhead.