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Sundt, Harald S.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1944
For action performed on 16 August 1944 in Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard/Orne department, Basse-Normandy, France.
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 63 (15 September 1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1944
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Headquarters, 95th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 28 (25 November 1944).
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)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 28th, 1944
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Decret Le Gouvernement Provisoire De La République Française dated 28 November 1944.
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 28th, 1944

With Palm.
Decision No. 175 Le Président du Gouvernement Provisoire de la République Française dated 28 November 1944.
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 87th Infantry Division "Golden Acorn", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
April 13th, 1945
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters, 87th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 74 (13 April 1945).
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - 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
    - Tank Destroyer.net

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