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Weaver, Robert J.

Date of death:
December 1st, 1987 (Newport News/Virginia, United States)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 39 (1944).
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
For wounds received in action on 18 September 1944 in Holland.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1946

With a bronze star.
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

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