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Kopplin, Robert O.
Kopplin, Robert O.
Date of death:
March 19th, 1945 (near Camp 3/Province of Benguet, Luzon, Philippines.)
Nationality:
American
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Assistant squad leader
,
Company F
,
136th Infantry Regiment
,
33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division"
,
U.S. Army
For action performed on 19 March 1945 along the Kennon Road near Camp 3 in the province Benguet on the island Luzon, Philippines.
Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 43 (1945). Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Assistant squad leader
,
Company F
,
136th Infantry Regiment
,
33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division"
,
U.S. Army
Sources
- Autor: The 33rd Infantry Division Historical Committee, The Golden Cross – A History of the 33rd Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
-
33rdinfantrydivision.org
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