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Tibbetts, James D.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Overlord
For action performed on 6 June 1944, near Picauville/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 36 (16 July 1944).
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 6 June 1944 near Picauville/Normandy, France.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 1 October 1944 in the Netherlands.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart

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