Home
What's New
Search Engine
Archives
Odyssey
Photo Gallery
Unit History
Unit Honors
TAPS
Voices Of Past
How To Submit

 
PFC LOUIS E. DURAN


Bushnell Heroes
Get Purple Heart

   BRIGHAM CITY [UT] ---  Maj. Gen. William Shead, commanding officer of the Ninth  service command, who visited at Bushell General hospital recently, awarded the purple heart to Pfc Louis E. Duran, injured with a paratroop regiment in France.
   Sgt. Arthur Rachac of the 24th infantry Division and Pfc John Wilson of the 88th Infabtry Division also received the purple heart which was awarded to them by Col. Robert M. Hardaway, commanding officer of hospital.  Sgt Rachac was wounded while taking part in the Tunisian campaign, and Pfc Wilson received his wounds in action against the enemy at Rome, Italy.

[The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UT, Monday, September 25, 1944, page 3]

Copyright and all other rights reserved by the Family and Friends of The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association or by those who are otherwise cited,
For problems or questions regarding this web site, please contact
Jumpmaster.