Date of birth:

(San Antonio, Texas, USA)

Service number:

6 289 328

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

Company C, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

December 12th, 1944

For action performed at the end of November 1944, near Falck/Moselle department, Lorraine region, France.

Sgt. Oscar Kaiser was awarded the SSM for evacuating a wounded comrade 800 yards in front of friendly lines while under furious enemy fire.

Headquarters, 95th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 43

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Company C, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army

For a wound received on September 16th, 1944 during action near Sainte Marie aux Chênes, France

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Company C, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army

For a wound received on October 31st, 1944 at Sainte Marie aux Chenes, France.

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

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

For a wound received o December 6th, 1944 at Neu-Forweiler; Germany.

This award was obtained in the form of a second Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

• - Eby, H.H. (Battalion History Staff), Tank Busters – The History of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Combat on the Western Front, Knorr & Hirth, Munich, Germany, 1945
  - http://www.tankdestroyer.net/images/stories/ArticlePDFs/607th_UH_071541-123144_Opt.pdf
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