DeLong, Earl

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Nationality:: American

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division "The Silent Second", U.S. Marine Corps

For action performed on 23 November 1943, on the island Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded for:: Operation Detachment

For severe wounds suffered during the fightings on the Island of Iwo Jima.

Sources

- Tarawa on the web.org
- Chippewa Valley's Contribution to World War II

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