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Boccafogli, Edward C. "Bogie"

Date of death:
February 13th, 2004 (Clifton/New Jersey, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Edward C. Boccafogli entered service in April 1943. He was honorably discharged in December 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 35 (1944).
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
April 4th, 1945

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 13 (1946).
Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For wounds received in action on 14 June 1944 in Normandy, France.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 17 (1945).
Purple Heart

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