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White, Robert B.
White, Robert B.
Date of birth:
March 26th, 1926
Date of death:
March 19th, 2006 (St. Albans/West Virginia, United States)
Service number:
15 337 117
Nationality:
American
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Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
Awarded for:
Operation Overlord
For wounds received in action on 6 June 1944 in France.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 56 (1944).
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For action performed on 30 October 1944 near Bemmel/Gelderland, the Netherlands.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 19 (1945).
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
For action performed on 24 December 1944, at Rencheux/province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Citation unavailable.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of a second Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of a third Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded with five bronze campaign stars and a spearhead (for D-Day, Normandy).
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
US Army Parachute Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company A
,
1st Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
With two stars (Normandy and Holland jumps).
World War Two Victory Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Bill Gonyo
-
NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012
.
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508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
Photo