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Minda, Wilfred L.

Date of birth:
July 22nd, 1925 (Van Dyke, Michigan, United States)
Service number:
36 886 656
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Wilfred L. Minden was inducted for service on October 22nd, 1943 and entered service at Detroit, Michigan on November 12th. He served with Company A, 142nd Infantry Regiment. On June 7th, 1945 he was honorably dicharged at the Vaughan General Hospital, Hies, Illinois.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company A, First Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division "Arrowhead", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 1944
Awarded for receiving a wound in France on October 16th, 1944.

General Order Nr.90, 36th General Hospital.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company A, First Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division "Arrowhead", U.S. Army
Awarded with a bronze battle star for "WESTERN EUROPE".
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Sources

  • - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge

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