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1/LT LIONEL L. FRIGO
BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARD |
 RESTRICTED GO No 18 Hq;
82d Abn Div
APO 469 U S Army 17 Feb 1945
II — AWARD OF. THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL:
Under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and pursuant authority
contained in letter 200.6 (AG) Headquarters XVIII Corps Airborne, dated 31
August 1944, and Circular No. 2, Headquarters First United States Army,
dated 4 January 1945, the Bronze Star Medal is awarded to the following named individual:
LIONEL O. FRIGO, 0-1293576, First Lieutenant, 508th Parachute Infantry
for unmeritorious service in connection with military operations against the
enemy for the period 17 September 1944 to 10 November 1944 in ***, HOLLAND.
During the initial stages of the NETHERLANDS Campaign, First Lieutenant
FRIGO conducted his S-2 Section with such skill and ingenuity that he was
able to provide his battalion with much complete and accurate information of
the enemy, a factor which proved of highest value ,in the preparation of
battalion defensive positions. On 22 September 1944 he became Battalion S-3
and performed the duties of this office according to his previous high
standards. He made daily personal contacts with all battalion units in order
to insure the tactical soundness of the battalion defensive positions, and
continued to exercise great diligence in the coordination of the defense of
the Battalion MLR, despite heavy enemy artillery, mortar, and small arms
fire. The exemplary conduct of First Lieutenant FRIGO enabled him to perform
an important service to his regiment. Entered military service from
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.
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