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Melahn, Joseph L.

Date of birth:
November 7th, 1924 (Queens/New York, United States)
Date of death:
February 11th, 1945 (near Schwammenauel Dam, Hürtgenwald//Rhine Province, Germany)
Service number:
32792510
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.

For action which was performed on 11 February 1945 near Schwammenauel Dam, Hürtgenwald//Rhine Province, Germany. Posthumously awarded.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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