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Diemer, Christopher, PFC.
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Mr Diemer served with the 317th Inf Regiment CO E / 80th INF DIV
WWII...He received the Purple Heart....
The 80th Div landed in Normandy on August 2 1944 at UTAH BEACH. D DAY+57....
According to reports, the 80th Division's "bloodiest day" was 8 October 1944, where approximately 115 Men lost their lives. The "bloodiest month" was September, 1944.
Many officers and enlisted men of the 80th Infantry Division received battle honors, including 4 who received the Medal of Honor:
Sgt Day G. Turner, Company B, 319th Inf Reg;
Dahl Luxembourg; 8 JAN 45
Other honors awarded offices and enlisted men of the 80th Infantry Division include:
Distinguished Unit Citations
6
Distinguished Service Crosses
48
Silver Stars
671
Bronze Stars
3,357
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
