Sweet, William J., Jr.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Company F, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For action performed on 2 February 1945, at the attack on the Siegfried Line near Frauenkron/Rhine Province, Germany

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Soldier's Medal (SM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company F, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company F, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Sources

- Nordyke, P., More Than Courage – The Combat History of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2008
- Tucker's Troopers

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