Born: March 25, 1919
Private First Class, United States Army Service# 39925961 47TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION,
5TH ARMORED DIVISION “VICTORY” Date of Enlistment: January 18, 1944
Home or Place of Enlistment: Iona, Idaho Died: November 25, 1944 Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against
Nazi Germany Forces during World War II. |
Wishing to perpetuate the memory of the glorious battle efforts of the 5th Armored Division of the United States Army to liberate The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg during September 1944, particularly those battles which resulted in the liverance of the Capitol of the Grand Duchy on the 9th of September of that same year, and in order to give symbolic expression of Our gratitude and of the admiration of Luxembourg for this military unit.
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A group of units inspired by a fierce will to conquer. It especially distinguished itself in the break-through of the Siegfried Line at Wallendorf, Germany. From the 14th to 20th of September 1944, it threw itself into the attack on the city and drove the enemy from it. It continued its advance and seized a bridge over the river Our. Subject to a counterattack supported by tanks and in spite of heavy losses, Combat Command R, nevertheless continued its advance, penetrating farther and farther into Germany.
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