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Shetter, Sylvester G.
Shetter, Sylvester G.
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American
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Company C
,
119th Infantry Regiment
,
30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
For action performed on 10 september 1944 in the advance to the west bank of the Meuse River, near Vise/Province of Liège, Belgium.
Citation unavailable.
Sources
-
HEWITT, R. L., Workhorse of the Western Front, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1980
.
- Combat History of the 119th Infantry Regiment, by the 119th Infantry Regiment, Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, USA, 1946
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The 30th Infantry Division In World War II
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Old Hickory - 30th Infantry Division
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