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Lieutenant White Leads Bold Defense on Italian Hill
Lieut Robert J White led a heavy machine gun platoon to blunt a fierce German assault on a key Fifth Army hill in Italy He ordered full fire and rallied his squad to hold the line until the enemy withdrew He earned the Infantryman Combat Badge and the Purple Heart.
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Fifth
Italy
Robert J. White
Lieut. White
Helen Louise Sime White
Raub Street
Clarence White
Kelly Avenue
Joliet Catholic High School
Indiana University