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Gulsvick, Edward
Gulsvick, Edward
Battle of Corregidor 1945
Date of birth:
March 6th, 1913 (Fargo/North Dakota, United States)
Date of death:
February 16th, 1945 (Corregidor Island, Philippines)
Buried on:
American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Plot: A. Row: 15. Grave: 14.
Service number:
37276019
Nationality:
American
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company E
,
2nd Battalion
,
503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
,
XI Corps
,
Eighth Army
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For action performed on 16 February 1945, on the island Corregidor, Philippines.
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 96 (1945).
Posthumously awarded.
Citation unavailable.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company E
,
2nd Battalion
,
503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
,
XI Corps
,
Eighth Army
,
U.S. Army
Sources
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503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
-
American Battle Monuments Commission
-
Home of Heroes
-
ww2-airborne.us
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