RESEARCHING WW2 BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART to John C Meehan

[numis]

John C Meehan served in the European -African -Middle East Theatre and Army of Occupation Germany during WW2

His group includes a named Bronze Star and a named Purple Heart 

Would anyone have any

(i)details ( gazetting , citation etc ) on these two awards or know where such could be found 

and(ii) WW2 service information about him 

and (iii) any biographical information about him ( he may have died in Patterson , NJ in 2009 ) ?

 

 

[dmiller8]

1. Meehan was one of millions of GIs who was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. Normally, there is no citation for this award. The Purple Heart is awarded under the authority of the commander of the treatment facility that tended to his wounds. The Bronze Star was automatically bestowed upon award of the Combat Infantryman's Badge or Combat Medical Badge. The CIB or CMB was awarded to infantrymen and medics for 30 days service in a combat theater. Unless the Bronze Star was awarded with a "V" device, there won't be a citation for this medal either. 

[numis]

Thank you for your input dmiller8