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Wood, Eric Fisher, Jr. |
| Date of birth: | January 25th, 1919 (Los Angeles/California, United States)
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January 22nd, 1945 (near Meyerode/province of Liège, Belgium)
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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: G. Row: 3. Grave: 46. |
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American |
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant
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Unit:
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Battery A, 589th Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lions" U.S. Army
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Action:
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For action performed on 17 December 1944, near Schönberg, Arrondissement of Verviers, Belgium.
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Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable. War Department, General Orders No. 14 (1947).
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SILVER STAR
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant
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Unit:
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Battery A, 589th Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lions" U.S. Army
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Details:
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Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
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| Information source(s): |
- Tolhurst, M., Saint Vith 106th US Infantry Division - Battleground Europe Battle of the Bulge, Pen & Sword Books Limited, Barnsley, England, 1999
- Dupuy, R.E., St. Vith Lion in the Way – The 106th Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1986
- homeofheroes.com
- indianamilitary.org
- 106th Infantry Division, in the Lion's den
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