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Schenck, Harry Winfield
Schenck, Harry Winfield
Battle of Corregidor 1942
Date of birth:
February 7th, 1910 (Connellsville/Pennsylvania, United States)
Date of death:
February 21st, 1945 (Fukuoka, Japan)
Buried on:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
Plot: VII. Grave: 123.
Service number:
0-19033
Nationality:
American
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
59th Coast Artillery Regiment
,
Philippine Department
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1946
Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Pacific, General Orders No. 114 (posthumously awarded)
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Maj Harry Winfield Schenck (1910-1945) - Find a Grave
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Harry Schenck - Recipient -
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