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Word: bordelon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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Shoup's was the 123rd Medal of Honor awarded in World War II (Army 67, Navy 29, Marines 26, Coast Guard 1), the third for Tarawa. The others went, posthumously, to two Texans, Lieut. William Deane Hawkins and Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - MEDALS: Tarawa's Third | 10/30/1944 | See Source »

...Tarawa alone five Marines from San Antonio were killed: Lieut. Alexander Bonnyman Jr., Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon Jr., Pfcs. Arthur Menger, Gene Seng, Charles Montague. Wounded were Sergeant Sam McAllister, Pfc. George Smith. Cited for heroism: Lieut. John Holmgreen, a schoolmate at Central Catholic High School of Seng, Montague and Bordelon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CASUALTIES: San Antonio Does Its Part | 2/21/1944 | See Source »

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