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Polasky, Edward

Date of death:
July 3rd, 1944 (Normandy, France)
Buried on:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: D. Row: 14. Grave: 13.
Service number:
11107459
Nationality:
American

Biography

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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
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 36 (1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
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
Killed In Action.

Posthumously awarded.
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
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1943

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).
Good Conduct Medal - Army

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