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Kucinski, Edward S.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion, VIII Corps, Third Army, U.S. Army
For action performed from 3 to 5 September 1944, in the French department Finistère, the Brest campaign.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Received this second Purple Heart as his first Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Received this third Purple Heart as a second Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - Black, Robert W., The Battalion - The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
    - homeofheroes.com

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