Decorations Received by 511th PIR Troopers During WW II  
 
 
 
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  Decoration (Medal)   Definition  
   
    AM   The Air Medal  
    CMOH   The Cong. Medal of Honor
    Medal   Unit   DSC   The Distinguished Service Cross
  LOM   The Legion of Merit
  T/Sgt ANDERSON ROY F SS   G   SM   The Soldiers Medal  
  1st Lt ARNETT FOSTER D SS   HQ1   SS   The Silver Star  
  Pfc BALZA RAYMOND M SS KIA I      
  Pvt BARKER ROBERT B SS   H  
  T/Sgt BARRERIO ALBERT V SS KIA D  
  Cpl BATES HOWARD G SM   I  
  2nd Lt BEESON JACK L SS   C  
  Pfc BENEDETTI ALDO SS   HQ1  
  Sgt BERARDI PAT DSC KIA A  
  Pfc BERGENDORF ROBERT SS KIA F  
  Cpl BLOSE CHARLES G SS   MED  
  Pvt BLYTHE GEORGE M SS   E  
  Capt BOSTWICK WILLIAM E SS KIA HQ1  
  Pfc BOWERS WILLIAM R SS KIA E  
  1st Sgt BRITT CECIL A SS   I  
  Pfc BROOKSBANK JOSEPH F SS   A  
  S/Sgt BROWN CHARLES C SS   I  
  Pfc CALLESMAN DOYNE E SS KIA E  
  S/Sgt CANALES GEORGE N SS   E  
  T/5 CANO MARTIN L SS   HQ3  
  Pfc CARLETON EDWARD W SS KIA E  
  Pfc CASSELMAN DOYNE SS   E  
  Capt CAVANAUGH STEPHEN E SS-2   D  
  Maj CHAMBERS WALLACE L SS-2   MED  
  Maj CICERI JOHN G SS-AM   HQ3  
  T/5 CLARK LAWRENCE C SM   SVC  
  Pfc CONNELLY GERALD F SS KIA C  
  Maj COOK JOHN M AM   RHQ  
  Capt COULTER JOHN A SM   HQ3  
  1st Lt COVERT GLENN D SS   A  
  Pfc COX CHARLES E SS   A  
  WOJG D'AGOSTINO ANTHONY  AM   RHQ  
  Pfc DAVIS ANDREW C SS   E  
  S/Sgt DEELEY EDWARD J SS   I  
  T/Sgt DeLUIGI ENIO SS KIA H  
  1st Lt DIFFENBAUGH PETER D SS KIA H  
  S/Sgt DOHN JEROME O SS   C  
  T/Sgt DUFRANE DANIEL T SS   A  
  Cpl DUNNE BERNARD M SS   E  
  Pfc DYSTERUD JOHN E SS KIA I  
  Pfc ELIAS RAYMOND D SS   I  
  1st Lt ELLISON ALBERT J. SS KIA E  
  Maj FAULKNER LYMAN S AM   SVC  
  1st Lt FENSKE ARTHUR SS   I  
  S/Sgt FERGUSON HOWARD P SS   HQ3  
  Pfc FEUEREISEN CHARLES SS   HQ3  
  Pfc FINCH LLOYD E SS   C  
  Maj FRICK, JR WILLIAM F SS   RHQ  
  Pvt FRYAR ELMER E CMOH KIA E  
  1st Lt GALLIGAN ANDREW B SS KIA HQ1  
  1st Lt GARTEN MELVIN SS   I  
  S/Sgt GONZALES JOSEPH C SS   E  
  Pvt GOTT GLENN W SS   HQ1  
  Pfc GRAHAM JAMES A SS KIA G  
  Pfc GREENHALGH EARL L SS   HQ1  
  Pfc GREGORY EDWIN H SS   F  
  Pfc HAGLER LOWELL SS   E  
  Sgt HANCOCK CHARLES R SS KIA H  
  Sgt HATTEN ROBERT G SM   I  
  Col HAUGEN ORIN D SS-LOM-AM KIA RHQ  
  Pfc HEGEDUS STEVE M SS   A  
  T/Sgt HENDRY JAMES B SS-SM   I  
  S/Sgt HICKS BRYON SS   HQ3  
  Pfc HOGAN, JR DENNIS SS KIA E  
  LTC HOLCOMBE FRANK S SS-AM   HQ2  
  S/Sgt HOLTHOUSE FRANK J SS   F  
  Pfc HOSIER BASIL E SS      
  T/4 HOUSE RICHARD M SS   HQ3  
  1st Lt HOVER DAVID L SS   RHQ  
  1st Lt HUBBELL RAYMOND M AM   A  
  Pvt HUERTA LUIS O SS KIA E  
  Pfc JARRARD TREVOR E SS KIA A  
  Capt JENKINS CHARLES E SS-2 KIA HQ2  
  Pfc JOHNSON RAYMOND SS   HQ3  
  Pfc JONES WILLIAM W SS   F  
  Pfc KATONA JOE E SS   HQ3  
  Pfc KELLEY ROY F SS   HQ3  
  1st Lt KEYES ROBERT M AM   RHQ  
  1st Lt KIRKLAND RANDOLPH W SS   HQ3  
  Capt KLIEWER ROBERT H SS   I  
  Col LAHTI EDWARD H SS-2   RHQ  
  Pfc LEDFORD CLAUDE J SS   H  
  S/Sgt LEMONS ROBERT I SS   C  
  T/5 LESHER ROBERT L SS KIA MED  
  Pfc LEVESQUE RALPH J SS   C  
  Pvt LEWIS FRANK J SS   RHQ  
  Sgt LONG ROBERT E SS   HQ3  
  2nd Lt LOWE MILLS T DSC-SS   HQ3  
  Pfc LOWMAN JAMES E SS   I  
  Pfc LUJAN PETE SS   H  
  Pfc LUMMIO AUGUSTINE SS KIA B  
  Pvt MARCOS MIKE SS KIA C  
  Pvt MARRIA, JR JOHN D SS   E  
  1st Lt MARSHALL JOHN J AM   SVC  
  Pfc MASSEY JAMES M SS   G  
  S/Sgt MAYLOCK LEWIS SS   I  
  Maj McCLEARY ROBERT SS      
  Pfc McCREADY ROSS B SS   C  
  Maj McGINNIS G FREDERICK  SS   H  
  Sgt McGOURTY THEODORE J SS   A  
  Pfc McLEAN LARRY E SS KIA D  
  Pfc McNEES PAUL L SS KIA I  
  2nd Lt MELTON CLIFFORD W SM   HQ2  
  Maj MESEREAU THOMAS A SS   C  
  Pvt MIKELL LEON D AM   B  
  Capt MILEY WILLIAM M SS-AM   G  
  Pfc MILLER JESSE F SS   F  
  1st Lt MILLER ROGER L SS   B  
  Cpl MITCHEM JAMES E SS   MED  
  S/Sgt MODE JOHN H SM      
  Pvt MOFFETT ROBERT J SS KIA MED  
  2nd Lt NORRIS ROBERT SS KIA E  
  Pfc O'CONNOR WALTER D SS   H  
  1st Lt OLSEN ARNFIN AM   G  
  Pfc OLSEN NINIAN M SS   HQ3  
  1st Lt ORCHEL STANLEY SS   C  
  S/Sgt PARTIN ANDY SS   A  
  Pfc PELLEY GEORGE O SS KIA I  
  Sgt PELSTER ROBERT J SS   A  
  Pvt PEREZ, JR MANUEL CMOH KIA A  
  Pvt PITTMAN LEON AM   SVC  
  1st Lt PITTS LEMUEL T SS-AM   E  
  S/Sgt REDD, JR EDWARD B DSC-SS   C  
  Sgt RETHERFORD NEAL A SS   E  
  Pvt REYNAUD DAVID H SS   H  
  1st Lt RINGLER JOHN M SS-2   B  
  1st Lt RUMBOUGH JAMES E H SS KIA E  
  Pfc RUMORA MICHAEL T AM   E  
  1st Lt RYAN HOADLY G SM   D  
  2nd Lt RYAN VINCENT F SS   C  
  Pfc SAMSELL RAY L SS   B  
  Pfc SCHOENER EUGENE V SS   RHQ  
  Pfc SCHWARTZ GORDON G SS   H  
  Pfc SCHWARTZFISHER RICHARD E SS   I  
  S/Sgt SHARP GEORGE E AM   HQ2  
  Pfc SHARP VIGBERT C SS   HQ2  
  Pfc SHEFFIELD SAM SS   D  
  T/5 SHIFFERT KENNETH D SS   HQ3  
  LTC SHIPLEY NORMAN M SS-AM   HQ2  
  Pfc SIBICH NED SS KIA E  
  Sgt SIEMER EDWARD G SS   B  
  1st Sgt SIMON JOSEPH A AM   HQ1  
  Sgt SMITH MERLE C SS   HQ3  
  1st Sgt SMITH THOMAS A AM      
  Capt SPENDLOVE RAY E SS      
  T/Sgt STEELE ROBERT C DSC KIA D  
  Pfc STEVENS FRANCIS H SS KIA I  
  LTC STRONG JOHN L SS-AM   HQ3  
  Pfc SWIGER CHARLES M SS KIA E  
  S/Sgt TAYLOR GEORGE F SS   D  
  Cpl THISTLE JOHN B SS KIA E  
  M/Sgt THOMAS FREDERICK AM   RHQ  
  S/Sgt THOMAS JERRY M SS KIA H  
  Pfc THOMPSON SAMUEL E SM   C  
  T/5 TILLEY JAMES W SM   HQ3  
  Col TIPTON NORMAN M SS-AM   RHQ  
  Capt TOTH JULIUS J SS   I  
  S/Sgt TURKINGTON LEEP SS   E  
  Capt ULRICH PHILIP SS   B  
  Pfc UPTON ANCEL J SS   A  
  Pvt VAN CUREN JAMES E SS KIA MED  
  Capt VANEPPS CHARLES E SS   MED  
  Pfc VANKER DONALD T SS KIA HQ1  
  1st Lt VARNER MERKEL SS-AM KIA RHQ  
  Pvt VESPA GEORGE R SM   I  
  Capt WADE HOBERT B SS-AM   E  
  T/5 WALLER RUSSELL B SM   SVC  
  Capt WHEELER PATRICK W SS KIA G  
  T/4 WIECIERZYNSKI WALTER V. SS   MED  
  Pfc WINSOR EARL W SS      
  Pvt WISE DOYLE F SM   H  
  S/Sgt WOLEZYK MAX F SS   H  
  T/Sgt YAWN LOUREE C SS   HQ3  
  Pfc ZACK EDWARD S SS KIA MED  
  CWO ZITTLOW WILLIAM C AM   SVC  
  S/Sgt ZOBEL FLOYD T SS   I  
 
  Note:  The recipients of the Bronze Star Medal are not listed because they are to numerous.  
 
  This roster was compiled from the files of Les Long HQ1-511th PIR, it may not be complete.