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    Purple Hearts

    Well I used to have a really great Purple Heart Collection But School and truck repairs got in the way. In the past couple months I started to seriously rebuild my collection. I have four Purple Hearts to Soldiers who answered the call for WAR! Each of these soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice to crush Hitler and his Reich.

    Pfc. Paul Manning Jr
    10 August 1923
    Texas
    KIA 17 April 1944
    Anti Tank Co. 339th Regiment, 85th Division
    Awarded the Silver Star

    Silver Star Citation:

    " While working with a detail engaged in clearing a path through an enemy minefield, He accidentally fired the igniter while neutralizing an antipersonnel mine. Knowing full well the result of his actions, he made no attempt to take cover, but bent over the exploding mine, catching the full force of the explosion with his body. His outstanding courage and willingness to sacrifice his life to prevent injury or death to other members of his party reflect the highest traditions of the military service"
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    T/5 Frederick N. Lynch
    23 November 1919
    Rochester, New York
    KIA 18 October 1944
    Co. E, 349th Regiment, 88th Division

    October 16/17: Company E made a wide swing left to the attack from the flank. Co. E broke through terrain broken by deep gorges, and ravines with thick fog cutting visibility. 10 machine guns, machine pistols, and snipers opened up and swept the hill side. Co. E and F dug in on Mt. Delle Tombe for the rest of the day. At 2000 hours Company E and F moved from Delle Tombe, by 2100 hours they moved 1,000 yards North to Para Le Tombe. Two days later T/5 Frederick N. Lynch was killed by a penetrating head wound. He was buried three days later. He was 24 years old at the time of his death. He is buried at Florence American Cemetery.
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      Pfc. Joseph Kosiba
      24 January 1924
      Birmingham, Michigan
      KIA 15 August 1944
      Operation Dragoon
      Co. F, 7th Regiment, 3rd Division

      Operation Dragoon was the Allied Amphibious Landings of Southern France. The 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division was scheduled to land at Cavalarie at 0800 hours. Concrete tetrahedral were placed off shore and the beach was covered with mines and wire. During the landings Pfc. Kosiba's Landing craft struck a floating mine killing 11 enlisted men. They were declared MIA and KIA after the bodies had been Identified.
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        Pvt. Robert K. Kuehn
        19 February 1918
        Chicago, Illinois
        KIA 29 January 1943
        North Africa
        Co. A, 19th Engineer Combat Regiment

        Pvt. Robert Kuehn enlist in the US Army on 19 February 1941 on his 23rd Birthday. He was assigned to Co. A, 1st Battalion, 19th Engineer Combat Regiment. During World War II, the 1st Battalion, 19th Engineer Combat Regiment participated in the North African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns. In November 1942, the Battalion was part of the assault echelon in landings in North Africa. Over the next several months, the unit maintained main supply routes, repaired airfields, conducted recons, built bridges, cleared mines, dodged air attacks, prepared obstacle systems and fought as infantry
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          Respect!

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            #6
            Great collection, been hunting one of these for a while myself. Thanks for showing!

            Kr Thomas

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              Originally posted by Thomas Bendixen View Post
              Great collection, been hunting one of these for a while myself. Thanks for showing!

              Kr Thomas
              Thomas,

              They pop up on this forum every once in a while. and often on the US Military Forum.
              Another site baystatemilitaria.com has a few KIA Hearts from the ETO.

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                Most recent!

                Pfc. Melvern R. Howard
                KIA 9 November 1943
                Mt. Cesima, Italy.
                15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division
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