Armstrong, Edward C.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private First Class
Unit:: Company A, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1945

For action performed on 21 February 1945, somewhere on the island Capul in the San Bernardino Strait/Northern Samar, Philippines.

Headquarters, Americal Division, General Orders No. 51 (1945).
Citation unavailable.

Sources

- Cronin, F.D., Under the Southern Cross – The Saga of the Americal Division, Combat Forces Press, Washington D.C., USA, 1981
- homeofheroes.com

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