If you have more information about a Silver Star awardee, the Marine's citation, or have been awarded a Silver Star at Tarawa please email me. I am also looking for information on all 2nd Division Marines who have been awarded Silver Stars in other invasions or any other valor award in WWII.
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serial #
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Date
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Abernathy, Donald P.
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386682
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20 November 43
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Agnew, Robert H.
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264583
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20-21 November 43
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Airaudi, Claudi
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395176
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21 November 43
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Allred, James H.
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470778
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20-24 November 43
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Amey, Herbert R. Jr.
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05099
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20 November 43
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Anderson, Glen E.
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282266
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20 November 43
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Armstrong, Jack
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294041
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21 November 43
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Aronovitz, Israel
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404869
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21 November 43
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Ashworth, Jack G. Jr.
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820178
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20 November 43
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Atkins, James R.
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258484
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20 November 43
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Bailey, John E.
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314253
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21 November 43
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Baker, Donald L.
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273620
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20 November 43
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Ball, Iddo W.
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256916
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21 November 43
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Barber, Spencer F.
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08616
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21 November 43
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Barrett, Martin F.
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08258
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20 November 43
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Beecher, Rex G.
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355043
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20-24 November 43
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Beers, Elden H.
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325230
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20 November 43
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Berg, Newell T.
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015399
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23 November 43
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Berger, Glenn P.
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346594
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20 November 43
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Bert, Gerald D. Jr.
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276793
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22 November 43
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Bever, Robert V.
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341942
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20-24 November 43
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Bird, Byron J.
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023668
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26-27 November 43
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Bloxhem, Robert D.
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335923
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20 November 43
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480640
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27 November 43
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Borek, Albert S.
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012072
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20-24 November 43
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Borich, John
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316175
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20-23 November 43
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272233
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22 November 43
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Brown, Earnest H.
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436139
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20-22 November 43
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Brown, Verlon L.
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480063
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20 November 43 1
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Bryson, Alvin C.
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382097
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20 November 43
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Burgess, Leroy M.
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348419
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21 November 43
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Burkett, Alva A.
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435773
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23 November 43
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Cain, Thomas D.
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349467
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20 November 43
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Christianson, Walter H.
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255389
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20 November 43
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Clark, Max L.
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374868
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22 November 43
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Clarke, Elmo L.
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297901
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20 November 43
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Claude, David K.
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03963
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20-22 November 43
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Clymer, Robert H.
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343432
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20-24 November 43
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Cohen, Max
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027474
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23 November 43
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Coleman, Earl A.
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360524
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20 November 43
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Collins, Robert W.
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388465
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20-24 November 43
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Cook, Louis R.
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323449
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20-24 November 43
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Cooper George F. Jr.
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018050
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20 November 43
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Coryell, Carl L.
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339029
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20 November 43
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Coverstone, Otto
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270428
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20-22 November 43
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Crain, James W.
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08303
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20-24 November 43
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Creswell Henry M.
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347417
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22 November 43
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Chuichshank, Oliver G.
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223285
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22 November 43
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Cruz, Jacob
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516933
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22 November 43
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Culp, Edgar J.
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020198
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20 November 43
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Darnel, Glen E. 2
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336037
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20 November - 3 December 43
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Darnel, Olin L.
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336038
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20 November - 3 December 43
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Davis, James H.
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481101
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20-24 Novemebr 43
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Dean, Fred L.
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301585
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21 Novemeber 43
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Deka, Stanley J.
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352415
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20-24 November 43
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DeLong, Earl G.
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356753
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23 November 43
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Dickinson, Harry R.
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014376
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21-23 November 43
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Downing, Harry D.
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304271
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21-23 November 43
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Doyle, Philip J.
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016119
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20 November 43
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Drews, Henry, C.
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06503
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20 November 43
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Drummond, William W.
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262456
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20 November - 3 December 43
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Dumont, George L.
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288233
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20 November 43
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Durand, Fenlon A.
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06887
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20 November 43
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Edwards, Harry W.
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08699
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23 November 43
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Eranusian, Vahan
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277925
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21 November 43
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Essary, James
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290042
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20-24 November 43
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Evans, Charles W. Jr.
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352407
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20-24 November 43
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Farris, Fred
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324158
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20 November 43
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Fjelstad, Karsten I.
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407139
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20 November 43
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Flowers, James D.
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358865
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21 November 43
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Fomby, Clifton E.
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299744
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22 November 43
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Foreman, Howard C.
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336259
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20 & 23 November 43
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Fortenberry, Jacob D. Jr.
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015179
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23 November 43
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Foss, Robert L.
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346833
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20 & 21 November 43
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Fox, George J.
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344662
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20-22 November 43
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Gann, Baxter U.
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295026
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23 November 43
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George, Assad A.
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279707
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23 November 43
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Gessner, Alfred H.
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474071
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22 & 23 November 43
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Gibson Robert L.
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481835
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20-24 November 43
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Glinkman, Leo K.
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337325
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21 & 22 November 43
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Goins, Marvin F.
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302325
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22 November 43
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Guspodared, Eugene M.
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810133
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21 November 43
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Graves, Richard W.
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495532
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21 & 22 November 43 |
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Greco, Micheal V.
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331313
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20 November 43
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Greene, Thomas N.
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018181
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20-23 November 43
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Grummel, Jerome L.
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490159
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20-24 November 43
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Halazon, Rudolph W.
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360035
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22 November 43
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Hall, Cecil L.
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523763
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20 November - 3 December 43
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Hamson, Gustave
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442561
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20 November 43
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USN
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20 November 43
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Harp, Billy M.
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418482
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21 November 43
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Harrington, James J.
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313850
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20-22 November 43
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Hay, Walter C.
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296962
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22 November 43
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Haynes, Raymond W.
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506165
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no date 3
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Heltzel, Thomas J.
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356170
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7 August 42 - 15 June 44
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Hembree, Benjamin C.
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360924
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20 November 43
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Herbold, James E. Jr.
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07716
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20-24 November 43
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Hess, Wilford J.
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346743
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21 November 43
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Hilmer, Edwin L.
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253282
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20-24 November 43
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Holder, Thomas L.
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288506
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20 November 43
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Hooper, Jared J.
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266960
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20-24 November 43
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Hotchkiss, Charles, A.
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449016
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20-24 November 43
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Hyde, William F. Jr.
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348163
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21 November 43
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Ingram, Pau E.
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335823
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20-24 November 43
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Jaurequi, Augustine V.
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027180
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20 November 43
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Jensen, Charles E.5
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361395
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20 November 43 - 16 June 44
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Johnson, Richard E.
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291247
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23 November 43
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Johnson, Thomas F.
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418629
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22 November 43
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Jones, William K.
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05747
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22-23 November 43
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Jordan, Walter I.
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03939
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20-22 November 43
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WIA |
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Kleinknight, Roland L.
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337351
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20-24 November 43
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Kloskowski, Severan P.
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374087
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20-24 November 43
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Knight, Neil R.
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426789
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22-23 November 43
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Koehler, Erwin F.
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316789
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22-23 November 43
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Kulbieda, William P.
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447818
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22 November 43
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Kyle, Wood B.
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05369
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20-24 November 43
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Lane, John W. Jr.
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496722
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20 November 43
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022586
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20 November 43
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Lawyer. James W.6
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412924
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20 November 43 - 15 June 44
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Leath, Claud H.
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287963
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20 November 43
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LeBlanc, Osbourne K.
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07882
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20-24 November 43
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Lee, Billie
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328116
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21 November 43
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Lennon, Robert J.
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278866
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22 November 43
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Leseman, Dick M.
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346186
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20-24 November 43
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Leslie, Alan G. Jr.
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017528
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20 November 43
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Loper, Oliver
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293186
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21 November 43
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Lovelace, Norman B.
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353917
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20 November 43
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Lovett, Harold O.
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286711
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20 November 43
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Luinstra, Tiny F.
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281709
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22 November 43
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Magnuson Carl E.
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282853
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20 November 43
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Maher Arthur R.
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280678
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21 November 43
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Marshall, Bert R.
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321164
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21 November 43
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Marshall Edward
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276118
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20 November 43
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Matson, Harold J.
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506117
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21 November 43
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Malleson, William C.
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325229
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20-24 November 43
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McBride, Earl J.
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315398
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20 November 43
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McBride, Melvin R.
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293188
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20 November 43
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McCollum, Ernest R. Jr.
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364895
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22 November 43
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McCoy, Charles W.
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05835
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20-24 November 43
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McLarry, William V.
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302097
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21 November 43
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McLeod, Kenneth F.
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05122
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23-24 November 43
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McNeil, Thomas R.
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290184
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20 November 43
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McVay, Breathitt R.
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291122
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23 November 43
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Mead, Charles R.
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819886
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20-24 November 43
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Melaski, Walter Jr.
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331860
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20-24 November 43
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Mick, Lyle R.
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485590
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21 November 43
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Miles, Willie H. Jr.
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295843
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22 November 43
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Mills, James E.
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05385
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21-23 November 43
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Milner, Norman W.
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019226
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20-23 November 43
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Mize, Grady B.
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293579
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22 November 43
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Moore, Harvel L.
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026432
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21 November 43
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Morgan, John H. Jr.
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318039
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20 November 43
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Morris, Warren
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08444
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20 November 43
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05127
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24-28 November 43
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Nelson, Robert W.
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480756
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20-24 November 43
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Nickell, Ward V.
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449981
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20-22 November 43
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Niehoff, Harry H.W.
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283854
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22 November 43
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Norman, Basil Jr.
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321162
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20 November 43
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Nowak, Walter H.
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325687
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20 November 43
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Nayes, Leonard F.
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08456
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20-24 November 43
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O'Brien, Robert F.
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08456
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20-24 November 43
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O'Dom, Harold L.
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08458
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20-24 November 43
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Olechnowski, Frank
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479064
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20 November 43
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Oliver, Leonce
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317420
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20-24 November 43
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O'Neill, John T.
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07270
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20-24 November 43
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Owens, Morris C.
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303731
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20-24 November 43
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Percer, Walter T.
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330861
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20 November 43
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Perko, Felix J
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349417
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20 November 43
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Potts, Charles E.
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313673
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20 November 43
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Press, Benjamin
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474095
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21-22 November 43
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Price, Joseph D.
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018197
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20-21 November 43
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Putz, Frank M.
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473968
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20-24 November 43
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Rashid, Paul J.
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832297
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22 November 43
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Redman, Bruce
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282126
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20 November 43
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Rice, Howard J.
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06660
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20-24 November 43
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Richmand, Avin G.
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403391
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23 November 43
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Ridgaway, Eugene S.
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476128
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20-24 November 43
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Rigdon, Marion R.
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335015
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20-21 November 43
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Rinnan Roy L.
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328478
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21 November 43
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Rixey, Presley M.
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04044
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20-24 November 43
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Roberts, John M.
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470067
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20-24 Novmeber 43
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Robison, Wayne B.
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225395
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20 November 43
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Romancik, Raymond J.
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832127
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20 November 43
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Roosevelt, James R.
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05477
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20-23 November 43
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Ross, Armstead E.
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018212
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20 November 43
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Ryan, Martin J.
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289619
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22 November 43
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Samson, Arthur F.
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265075
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20 November 43
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Schiller, Donald W.
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288294
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20 November 43
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Schneider, William F. K.
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326609
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20 November 43
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Schwabe, John L.
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08506
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20-23 November 43
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Scott, Francis G.
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299979
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22 November 43
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Selawka, Micheal B.
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460273
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20-24 November 43
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Sexton, Joseph J.
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019587
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20-21 November 43
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Shaffer, Glenn S.
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801842
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21 November 43
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Sharkey, Jack
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510592
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20 November 43
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Shelley, Thomas A.
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463547
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20-23 November 43
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Siefert, Robert L.
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367294
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21 November 43
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Siegel, Eugene A.
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08513
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20-21 November 43
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Smith, Zeb C.
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315046
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20 November 43
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Snell, Donald M.
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336310
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20-24 November 43
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Snyder, Frank V. 9
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326483
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20 November 43 - 30 July 44
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Sooter, Charles A.
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375367
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20-23 November 43
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Stambaugh, Jack R.
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330350
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22 November 43
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Stanley, John G.
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336017
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20 November 43
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Stearns, Earl J.
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011132
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22 November 43
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Stensland, Arnold N.
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263244
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21 November 43
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Stephenson, Milton R.
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448943
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20 November 43
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St. John, Homer J.
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392918
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20 December 43
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Swenceski, Alexander B.
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05012
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18 February - 21 November 43
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Tachovsky, Francis J.
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014596
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23 November 43
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Tell, Delbert C.
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311783
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21 November 43
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Thomas, Norman K.
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011984
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22 November 43
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Toland, Bruce B.
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380564
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23 November 43
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Tompkins, Rathvon McC.
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05269
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20 November 43
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Toth, Joseph W.
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831927
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22 November 43
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Trgovich, Joseph J.
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339965
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20-24 November 43
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Trowbridge, Kenneth E.
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416548
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21 November 43
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Turner, Samuel C.
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011089
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20-24 November 43
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Tusher Frank C.
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301400
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21 November 43
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Vancil Edwin H.
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482673
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20 November 43
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311224
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22 November 43
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355637
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20 November 43
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MIA
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Ward, Norman E.
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019977
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20 November 43
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Ward, Rudolph F.
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802607
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22 November 43
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Warren, Raymond
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426717
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20 November 43
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Watkins, Elwood
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431574
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22 November 43
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Watson, John E.
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348449
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22 November 43
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Webber, Leonard A.
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383785
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22-23 November 43
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White, Glenn F.
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371100
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22 November 43
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Whitley, Billy L.
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287661
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21 November 43
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Wrisley, George A. Jr.
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017557
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20-26 November 43
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Wvertz, William Jr.
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331813
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10
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Wysaski, Frank M.
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023660
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21 November 43
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Zumbridge, Berte 11
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813623
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24 November 43
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End Notes
1. This citation specifically noted Gilbert
Islands not Tarawa. He also received a Silver Star in the Marianas Islands.
2.Interestingly the two Darnel brothers have consecutive
serial numbers and both won Silver Stars, apparently for the same action.
3. No exact date was given for Haynes' award however
it specified Tarawa, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Tinian..
4. Heltzel's award covers the Solomon Islands, Gilbert
Islands, and Marianas Islands operations.
5. Jensen was cited for action on the Gilbert Islands
and the Marianas Islands.
6. Lawyer's award is for action on the Gilbert Islands
and Saipan.
7. Goldstar Cluster - Navy Award.
8. Roosevelt was an observer on the Makin invasion.
9. Snyder's award is for combat in the Gilberts and Marianas Islands.
10.Wvertz was decorated for action on Guadalcanal, Tarawa,
and Saipan and no date was specified.
11. Zumberge was awarded a silver star for action on
Apamama.
Source: Jane Blakeney. HEROES U.S. MARINE CORPS 1861 to 1955 ARMED FORCES AWARDS REFERENCE BOOK , 1956.
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