Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"
- Date of birth:
- October 4th, 1923 (Queens, New York City/New York, United States)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 2010 (Melbourne/Florida, United States)
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Author of the book: "Jump Into Darkness", which was sold in France and the proceeds were donated to the French Cancer Hospital. Besides his personal decorations he was also permitted to wear the Distinguished Unit Emblem, the Fourragere of the French and Belgian Medaille de Guerre and the Dutch Orange Lanyard.
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private 1st Class
- Unit:
- Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private 1st Class
- Unit:
- Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Daniel CLOT GRANDJEAN
- - NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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