- SURNAME
Bahlau
- FORENAME
Frederick Arthur
- UNIT
506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
16110580
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Normandy 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 30.08.1923 Jackson, Michigan, USA
4 years high school
civil occupation Electrician
employed by Ampco Twist Drill, Jackson, Michigan
resided 1216 McDevitt, Vendercook Lake, Jackson County, Michigan (draft card)
30.06.1942 draft card Vandercook Lake, Jackson County, Michigan
single without dependents upon enlistment
23.09.1942 entered service Detroit, Michigan
25.02.1945 discharged
25.02.1945 re-entered service
20.01.1946 discharged
died 21.10.2014
CITATION:
Silver Star : On June 6, 1944, about two and one half miles east of Carentan, France, he displayed outstanding courage as a volunteer in a group assaulting enemy held positions. Crossing 283 foot bridge in the face of strong enemy machinegun and small arms fire, he and his group forced the enemy to temporarily withdraw. This enabled his own forces to reorganize against enemy counter attack. His conduct was in accordance with the highest standards of the military service.
WEB LINKS:
• https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/8319• https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.95823
• https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.74212/transcript?ID=sr0001
• https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/jackson/obituary.aspx?n=frederick-bahlau&pid=172928049
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