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Harris, Randall

Date of death:
February 19th, 2010
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Sergeant
Unit:
Company D, 4th Ranger Battalion, Seventh Army, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1943
Awarded for:
Operation Husky
For action performed on 10 July 1943 near Gela/Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily region, Italy.

Headquarters, U.S. Army-North African Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 80 (1943).
Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Black, Robert W., Rangers In World War II, Presidio Press Book (The Random House Publishing Group), New York, U.S.A., 1992
    - Ankrum, H.R., Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears – The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion and 442nd "Go for Broke" Regimental Combat Team in World War II 1941-1945, Graphic Publishing Company, Lake Mills, Iowa, USA, 1987

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