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== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* 26 August 1996 — Awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V-device by the Department of the Army. | * 26 August 1996 — Awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V-device by the Department of the Army. | ||
* 4 March 2015 — Awarded the French Legion of Honor at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. | * 4 March 2015 — Awarded the French Legion of Honor at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. | ||
* 6/23/1943 Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 33743685) at Fort Myer, VA. | |||
* 9/27/1943 Started Class 12 (IPW-Ge). | |||
* 2/17/44 Completed Class 10 (OB), qualified as Order of Battle Analyst. | |||
* 3/13/44 Alerted for overseas deployment, promoted to M/Sgt. | |||
* 4/6/44 Ordered to Camp Kilmer for shipment to ETO as part of 3-man OB Team together with 2nd Lt. (later Capt) Alfred Maul (1916-1975) and S/Sgt Alfred Launer (1922-2001). | |||
* 4/17/1944 Reported and assigned to SHAEF (MIS) in London. | |||
* Assigned to new OB Team 24 for duty with 4th Armored Division (3rd Army) along with 2nd Lt. Alfred Maul in charge. (S/Sgt Launer transferred from OB Team 24 to OB Team 4 on 5/13/44). | |||
* 7/4/44 Pvt Harry B. Levine (1906-1993) assigned to OB 24 from OB 33 (78th Infantry Div). | |||
* 7/11/44 4th Armored (“Spearhead”) Division landed at Utah Beach. Entered combat on 7/17/44. | |||
* 7/11/44 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach. Entered combat on 7/17/44. | |||
* 8/17/44 Cpl Levine was hurt in jeep accident and evacuated to a hospital. | |||
* 10/30/1945 Awarded French Croix de Guerre. | |||
* 8/26/1996 Awarded Bronze Star Medal with V-device by Department of the Army. | |||
* 8/26/1996 Awarded Bronze Star Medal with V-device by Department of the. | |||
* 3/4/2015 Awarded French Legion of Honor at French Embassy, Wash, DC. | |||
* 3/4/2015 Awarded French Legion of Honor at French Embassy, Washington DC. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* 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) | ||