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Pridgen, Robert B.

Service number:
O53197
Nationality:
American

Biography

Promotions:
?: Captain;
1960: Lieutenant Colonel.

Career:
October 1964 - December 1966: Commanding Officer, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company L, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action which was performed on 17 March 1944, near Carano/province of Latina, Lazio region, Italy.

Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company L, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 28 August 1944 in the Drôme department, region of Rhône-Alpes, France

Citation unavailable.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company L, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 17 September 1944, near Raddon-et-Chapendu/Haute-Saône département, region of Franche-Comté, Fance.

Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

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