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Unger, Frederick W. (US Army)

Service number:
ASN : 6.902.858
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant Major
Unit:
Company F, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
July 1944
For action performed on 29 July 1944, near Troisgots/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.

Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 55 (1944).
Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant Major
Unit:
Company F, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
August 1944
For action performed on 11 August 1944, near Abbaye Blanche/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.

Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
For action performed on 22 August 1944, near Évreux/Eure department, Haute-Normandie, France.

Citation unavailable.
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Company F, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - Combat History of the 119th Infantry Regiment, by the 119th Infantry Regiment, Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, USA
    - Hewitt, R.L., Workhorse of the Western Front – The Story of the 30th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1980
    - 30th Infantry.org
    - Homeofheroes.com
    - Ibiblio.org
    - Old Hickory 30th.com

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