Edward O.. SHAKESPEARE

Unit : Medical Detachment, 378th Infantry Regiment

Rank : Private First Class  

Wounded on December 8, 1944 at Ensdorf (Germany)

 

Activity during World War Two :

Front-line medic with one or another company in the 2nd Battalion of the 378th Regiment, with occasional litter-bearing help from 320th medics. Member of Task Force Bacon in the battle for Metz.

Campaigns : Rhineland.

 

Medals :

Presidential Unit Citation Combat Medical Badge

Bronze Star Purple Heart European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign World War II Victory