Born: January 26, 1921
Sergeant, United States Army Service# 19115661 C CO, 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY
BATTALION (SEPARATE) “GERONIMO” Date of Enlistment: July 8, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Idaho Falls, Idaho Died: August 25, 1944 Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against
Nazi Germany Forces during World War II. |
A crack unit which was outstanding for the heroism of its fighters and their ardor for battle. In the dawn of 15 August 1944, they parachuted to Muy en Provence to cover the landing of the elements of the U.S. 7th Army. They encountered violent resistance from a well-trained and fanatical enemy force but succeeded in establishing firm points on the roads leading to the coast. By its effective intervention and in spite of serious losses, it contributed to the success of the landing of the Allied forces of liberation.
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