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Shew Kuhn Lee |
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BRANCH OF SERVICE U.S. Army HOMETOWN
Florence Toy Lee, Wife |
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ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ND LIEUTENANT (BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION), 45TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE TROOP. UNDERWENT BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA AND WAS SELECTED FOR ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING AT FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA. PLATOON LEADER TO 30 MEN UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON. SERVED 2/22/43 TO 10/29/45 IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER; CAMPAIGNS IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD, SILVER AND BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON. ALSO, RECIPIENT OF FRANCE'S THANK YOU AMERICA CERTIFICATE AND ITALY'S ANZIO CERTIFICATE OF HONOR. |
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