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O’Toole, Joseph P.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Section chief, Battery C, 81st Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
For action performed on 3 January 1945, near Longchamps/province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)
    - ww2-airborne.us

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