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Lange, Gerard C.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company A, 740th Tank Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
For action performed somewhere in the period of 19 December – 24 December 1944 in the vicinity of Stoumont/Province of Liège, Belgium.

The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

Sources

  • - Pearson, P.L., Into the Breach – The Life and Tomes of the 740th Tank Battalion in World War II, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2007

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