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Rood, Joseph William

Date of birth:
March 22nd, 1920 (Bradenton/Florida, United States)
Date of death:
January 30th, 2001 (Bradenton/Florida, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company A, 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz", U.S. Army
For action performed on 9 December 1944 in Germany.
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Margolies, A. (editor), Seek-Strike-Destroy – The Story of the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Zimmermann, Nürnberg, Germany, 1945
    - Tank Destroyer.net

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