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Slavik, Francis A.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Medical Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action which was performed on 8 November 1942 on landing beach Red Beach 3, near Fedala, French Morocco.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 2 (8 January 1943).
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Medical Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 11 July 1943 in Palma di Montechiaro/Province of Agrigento, Sicily region, Italy.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 53 (2 August 1943).
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987

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