US Qualification and Discharge papers to PFC Lee Towery 506 PIR
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US Qualification and Discharge papers to PFC Lee Towery serving with the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Lee Towery enlisted on 23 July 1940. He was born in 1918 in Colorado Texas. He was trained at Fort Benning. He earned several awards;
15.06.1944 – Combat Infantry Badge
American Defence service medal
Good conduct medal
Distinguished unit badge with oak leaf cluster
EAME campaign medal with 4 bronze stars
Bronze Star medal
He served in Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe.
Quoting the file; ‘He was a rifleman, jumping behind enemy lines from a transport plane for the purpose of cutting communication lines and capturing strategic points.’
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