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Violette: The Missions of SOE Agent Violette Szabó GC
By Tania Szabó
Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent
By Pearl Witherington Cornioley
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29749" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Briggs </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Edwin J. </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn (Orange Combat Team) </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-358112 </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Purple Heart</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944 </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from LaGrande,Union County,Oregon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 23.8.1912 LaGrande,Oregon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of William Willis Jason and Harriet Caroline (nee Watson) Briggs</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>raised in LaGrande,Oregon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service September 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>186 Infantry Regiment (Company E) (41 Division)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Merrill's Marauders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 7.3.1944 Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Regular Army 1945/46 (Lt Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ranger School,Fort Benning (Executive Officer) 1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served in Korean War (badly injured in helicopter crash)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel 1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1963 Fort Lewis,Washington (as Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Helen Mae Teed (56 years) (1915-90) (5 children William,Rodney,Susan,Michael and Julie)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Dorothy Ligon 1990</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 2.10.2001 Tacoma,Washington</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fir Lane Memorial Park,Spanaway,Pierce County,Washington Azalea Garden D-1</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 29749, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Briggs [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Edwin J. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Bn (Orange Combat Team) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-358112 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Purple Heart[/I] [/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from LaGrande,Union County,Oregon born 23.8.1912 LaGrande,Oregon son of William Willis Jason and Harriet Caroline (nee Watson) Briggs raised in LaGrande,Oregon entered service September 1940 186 Infantry Regiment (Company E) (41 Division) Merrill's Marauders WIA 7.3.1944 Burma Regular Army 1945/46 (Lt Colonel) Ranger School,Fort Benning (Executive Officer) 1950 served in Korean War (badly injured in helicopter crash) Colonel 1954 retired 1963 Fort Lewis,Washington (as Colonel) married Helen Mae Teed (56 years) (1915-90) (5 children William,Rodney,Susan,Michael and Julie) married Dorothy Ligon 1990 died 2.10.2001 Tacoma,Washington Fir Lane Memorial Park,Spanaway,Pierce County,Washington Azalea Garden D-1 [/I] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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