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DeCarvalho, George M.

Date of death:
April 25th, 1994 (Walnut Creek/California, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 9 June 1944 in France.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 31 January 1945 in Belgium.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 17 (1945).
Purple Heart

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