Date of death:

June 1st, 1944 (near Genzano di Roma/province of Rome, Lazio region, Italy)

Buried on:

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

Nationality:

American

Major Richard M. Strong is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy. Plot: C, Row: 3, Grave: 3.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army

For action performed on 12 September 1943, near Persano/province of Salerno, region of Campania, Italy.

Citation unavailable.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

S-3 Officer, 3rd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army

For action performed from 30 May 1944 to 1 June 1944 in the province of Rome, Lazio region, Italy.

Headquarters, Fifth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 108 (1944).
Posthumously awarded.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Citation unavailable.

• - Munsell Jr., W.P., The Story of a Regiment - 179th Infantry Regiment, Newsfoto Publishing Co., San Angelo, Texas, 1946
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  - American Battle Monuments Commission
  

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