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Casualty Info
Home Town Munfordville
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Okinawa
Conflict WWII - Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Ryukyus Campaign (1945)/Battle of Okinawa
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Image
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal - 1945
Name of Award Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal
Devices
Bronze Arrowhead
The Arrowhead device is a miniature bronze arrowhead that may be worn on campaign, expedition, and service medals and ribbons to denote participation in an amphibious assault landing, combat parachute jump, helicopter assault landing, or combat glider landing by a service member of the United States Army.
Year Awarded 1945
Last Updated: Nov 27, 2009
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