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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

Biography

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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
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
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
Purple Heart

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