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Contact Info
Home Town Brooklyn,New York
Last Address Born: Brooklyn Kings, NY Died: New York, NY
Date of Passing Sep 16, 1979
Location of Interment Long Island National Cemetery (VA) - Farmingdale, New York
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Hi Mr Bell, He was assigned to Ardennes Central Europe Rhineland from 11/20/1944-12/02/1945.His military occupation specialty was Rigger 189.Civilian occupation Rigger 111 5-88.020.If there's any thing else you need I'll try to find it.Thank you Pat.Wise --------- He got 3 Bronze Sv Stars For Campaign,Rhinland Ltr Hq ETO USA AG 200.6 OpGa 06/28/1945. Ardennes,Central Europe.His Medals were WWII victory,American campaign,Euorpean-middle eastern campaign,army good conduct.I don't believe he went to college.There were two places on his papers where he was maybe in training camp Upton,NY 11/15/42. 11/1942 par 4 so 313 CG 9 armed div fort riley,Kanas.I think from 1942-44 he was in basic training (521),and worked on ships.It says he was also a machinest. Co F355 engrs station APO 751 USA 11/08/19+45. 599 Bomb Sq(m)397th group.station APO 140 12/1945. Co A 9th Armed Engr Bn station FT.Riley,Kanas 11/18/1942.Hope this helps some.Pat.Wise -------- Mr.Bell, I found some couses my dad took in training. As I said some of the writing on the documents are hard to read, but I'll do my best. 37mm 5-11-1943 score 75-Expert.30 cal MG score-116 1st Gunner 5-18-1943.30 cal MI gun MM 5-23-1943 MM II 30 cal course A 2nd Gunner score 117 11-01-1943. Infiltration course: Censorship film and lecture.2-17-1944 AW 28 read and explained.2-9-1944 Infiltation course (night)3-29-1944 Malaria control Tng complete.2-23-1944. Village fighting 5-16-1944. Close combat range 5-27-1944 Clorine chamber 4-25-1944 ASR score showing 54. ASR score 44 to 54 7-7-1945 Atzd. One Sv bar-overseas service Atzd. to wear Eamet ribbion atzd. to wear Bronze service star. Hope this helps,thank you Pat.Wise
World War II/Asian-Pacific Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest Pacific under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the other in the Central, South, and North Pacific (Pacific Ocean Areas) under Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, were created early in the war. Except in the South and Southwest Pacific, each conducted its own operations with its own ground, air, and naval forces in widely separated areas. These operations required at first only a relatively small number of troops whose efforts often yielded strategic gains which cannot be measured by the size of the forces involved. Indeed, the nature of the objectivesùsmall islands, coral atolls, and jungle-bound harbors and airstrips, made the employment of large ground forces impossible and highlighted the importance of air and naval operations. Thus, until 1945, the war in the Pacific progressed by a double series of amphibious operations each of which fitted into a strategic pattern developed in Washington.
21 Named Campaigns were recognized in the Asiatic Pacific Theater with Battle Streamers and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medals.