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Piburn, Edwin William
Piburn, Edwin William
Date of birth:
July 9th, 1895 (Kinsley/Kansas, United States)
Date of death:
September 28th, 1958 (St. Petersburg/Florida, United States)
Buried on:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 30. Grave: 510-1.
Nationality:
American
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier General (Brigadier)
Unit:
Commanding General
,
Combat Command A
,
10th Armored Division
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
Headquarters, 10th Armored Division, General Orders No. 65
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
Combat Command A
,
10th Armored Division
,
U.S. Army
Severely wounded in Germany April 1945
Sources
- Nichols, L.M., Impact – The Battle Story of the Tenth Armored Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
-
Edwin William Piburn, Brigadier General, United States Army
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