scottplen Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) here is a local KIA PH I picked upcommanding officer of Co G 86th Mountain Killed in Italy April 17 1945 Killed rallying his troops at critical moment of battle receiving Silver starserved in Kiska task force with 87th mountainreceived SS BS PTO medal ETO medal CIB Edited July 3, 2015 by scottplen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 A nice little group indeed!! Would he have recieved a silver star or Bronze star as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 A nice little group indeed!! Would he have recieved a silver star or Bronze star as well?He received Bronze star earlier in march 3 1945 for leading recon near lola Italy he received Silver star the day he was killed at montepasture Italy by 88MM fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 A real hero. I am sure that his loss was felt throughout the entire unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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