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Turpen, Charles L.
Turpen, Charles L.
Nationality:
American
Biography
Served in North Africa and Italy.
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company C
,
16th Engineer Battalion
,
1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
Headquarters, 1st Armored Division, General Orders No. 84
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company C
,
16th Engineer Battalion
,
1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Torch
Received for wound(s) received near Cisterna, Italy. He was there after being in the first landing in North Africa during Operation Torch
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
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