Posthumous Silver Star Awards For WWII Hero Leaders
Long list of wartime honors features Lt. Mattfeldt posthumously awarded the Silver Star for bold actions with the 97th division in Czechoslovakia near Eger. Citations note his platoon leadership under heavy fire, his decisive gun placements, and his death at close range. Also noted are Bronze Stars and Distinguished Service Cross recommendations for various officers, with service across France, Germany, and Italy. The record mentions family ties, including a San Antonio native and West Point graduate.
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Fiest Liewi
Judy Price Mattfeldt
C. O. Mattfeldt
East Olmos Drive
Czechoslovakia
Eger
Rgvancav
Urst
Mattfelté
Liieutenant
Mattfeldt
Schildgen
Germany
Hts
Broadway National Bank
Elekth Service Command
Dallas
Mattieldt
San Antonio
West Pai
Charles T. Edwards
Airs
Jo Edwards
Bot Ruiz Street
Metruary Tito 7
France
Lower
Alsace
Trafic
Breakwaters Used On D Day Described In Report
A Wilmington dispatch reports Allied forces used inflatable breakwaters off the coast to calm waves during the Normandy invasion. Sir George Beharrell, waterfront chairman, described the devices as the largest inflatable structures ever made, aiding in landing operations and reducing wave action at the shore.
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Ant Lohdon
Guy
Hereford
Wilmington
Thirly
George Beharrell
Soldens Ty
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Willam
Catalina Island
Fleischmann Dies in Sleep in Hollywood Apartment
Hollywood report states William Fleischmann, heir to the Fleischmann yeast fortune, died in his sleep at his Hollywood apartment. He had long suffered illness and was confined to a wheelchair for years.
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Fleischmann
Hollywood
Jay 2
INS
Whiliam Fleischmann
Menor
Fleischmann Yeasts
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Route 6
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