Medford, William A., Jr.
- Date of birth:
- August 17th, 1913 (Haywood County, North Carolina, United States)
- Date of death:
- July 4th, 1944 (near La Haye-du-Puits/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France)
- Nationality:
- American
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Posthumously awarded.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company H, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Posthumously awarded.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- 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).
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