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Wood G. Joerg |
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BRANCH OF SERVICE U.S. Army HOMETOWN
Mrs. John B. Joerg, Wife |
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ACTIVITY DURING WWII
WEST POINT 1937. COMMANDED THE 551ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION. HE WAS WITH THE PARATROOPS IN AFRICA AND EUROPE FROM APRIL 1944 UNTIL HE WAS KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE ON JANUARY 7, 1945. RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, ROCHELINVAL, BELGIUM, JANUARY 7, 1945; THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, DRAGUIGNAN, FRANCE, AUGUST 15, 1944. HAD ALSO SERVED IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. |
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