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PERSONALIA |
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Name: |
Luther, Henry M. |
Date of birth: | September 1918 (Milwaukee/Wisconsin, United States)
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Date of death: |
October 24th, 1944 (South China Sea)
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Buried on: |
American Cemetery and Memorial Manila |
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American |
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BIOGRAPHY:
His name is listed on the "Wall of Missings" at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila/Philippines.
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SILVER STAR
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Rank:
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Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
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Unit:
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Company A, 192nd Tank Battalion, U.S. Army
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Action:
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For action performed on 5 January 1942 near Guagua/province of Pampanga, island of Luzon, Philippines.
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Details:
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Citation unavailable.
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BRONZE STAR (BSM)
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Rank:
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Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
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Unit:
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Company A, 192nd Tank Battalion, U.S. Army
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Details:
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Citation unavailable.
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PURPLE HEART
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Rank:
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Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
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Unit:
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Company A, 192nd Tank Battalion, U.S. Army
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Information source(s): |
- Salecker, G.E., Rolling Thunder against the Rising Sun – The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2008
- Proviso East High School: Bataan Commemorative Research Project
- American Battle Monuments Commission
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