Sperl, Ferdinand P. (01049351): Difference between revisions
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|birth_place=Switzerland | |||
|rank_final=Major | |||
|class_number=8 | |||
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|awards=Silver Star; Bronze Star Medal | |||
|awards_grid=Silver Star; Bronze Star Medal | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
College in Switzerland (Political Economics). Worked as hotel manager. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 1/1942 Assigned to Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth. Course in Signal. | |||
* 9 June 1942 — Became naturalized American citizen (No. | |||
* 6/1944 Landed in Normandy. Won Bronze Star. Promoted to Captain. | |||
* 26 April 1945 Awarded Silver Star for bravery on dangerous mission in Hostau, Czechoslovakia. This resulted in the saving of the Lipizzaner horses. | |||
* 8. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Ferdinand P. Sperl for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Sperl, Ferdinand P. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FERDINAND SPERL.doc) | |||