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Bahlau, Fredrick A.

Date of birth:
(Vandercook Lake/Michigan, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company H, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
For action performed at June 1944, near Carentan/Manche département, Basse-Normandie, France.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company H, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

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)
    - 506infantry.org
    - Mustang Ponies Association

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