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Chandler, Jacob "Jake"

Date of death:
February 9th, 1945 (Italy)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant (Second-lieutenant)
Unit:
Company F, 370th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides", U.S. Army
For action which was performed in 1944, in Italy.

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

Sources

  • - Hargrove, H.B., Buffalo Soldiers in Italy: Black Americans in World War II, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, 2003

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