Shaw, Herman T.

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Date of death:: January 8th, 1943 (Papua New Guinea)
Nationality:: American

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:: Company F, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

For action performed from 25 December 1942 to 9 January 1943, near Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Headquarters, South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 29 (1943).
Posthumously awarded.
Citation unavailable.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:: Company F, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

Sources

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- Blakeley, H.W., The 32nd Infantry Division – In world War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
- U.S. Army Center of Military History
- Home of Heroes

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