US PARAS Ostberg, Edwin Joseph

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John Robertson

John Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Ostberg ​
  • FORENAME
Edwin Joseph ​
  • UNIT
507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Commanding Officer,1 Bn) ​
  • RANK
Lieutenant Colonel ​
  • NUMBER
0-022043 ​
  • AWARD
Distinguished Service Cross,Croix de Guerre (France) ​
  • PLACE
Normandy 1944 ​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Brooklyn,Kings County,New York​
graduated USMA,West Point​
507 PIR (CO 1 Bn)​
WIA 6.6.1944 Chef-du-Pont,Normandy​
325 Glider Infantry Regiment (CO 2 Bn)​
DOW 2.2.1945 Belgium​
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