Cotton, Rance

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant
Unit:: Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944 near Haut Fornel/Manche, Lower Normandy, France.

Sources

- Bando, M., 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles in World War II, Zenith Press, St. Paul/Minnesota, USA, 2007
- U.S. Army Center of Military History

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