Branham, Sam
- Date of birth:
- October 6th, 1924 (Olive Hill-Carter County/Kentucky, United States)
- Date of death:
- June 23rd, 2009 (Lorain/Ohio, United States.)
- Service number:
- 35 660 520
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Sam Branham was born on October 6th, 1924 as son to Charles Branham and Rosa Branham (DeBord) and entered service on May 18th, 1943 at Huntington, West Virginia.
He also was entiteld to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge.
Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!
Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Staff Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company L, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Staff Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company L, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", U.S. Army
Second Purple Herat received in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Obituary
Photo
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright