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Mahan, Francis L.
Mahan, Francis L.
Date of birth:
June 17th, 1919 (Syracuse/New York, United States)
Date of death:
September 12th, 1995 (Fayetteville/North Carolina, United States)
Nationality:
American
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Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company I
,
3rd Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For wounds received in action in Normandy, France on 4 July 1944.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company I
,
3rd Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For wounds received in action in Germany on 23 September 1944.
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 64 (1944).
Sources
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NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012
.
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508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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