- SURNAME
Corder
- FORENAME
Frank Henderson
- UNIT
2nd Ranger Bn (HQ Company)
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
00394557
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Europe 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Texas
born 20.09.1918, Rocksprings, Texas, USA
father Robert Rayborn Corder (1894-1962)
mother Serena Brown (nee Henderson) Corder (1893-1974)
wife Elizabeth (nee Hanover) Corder (1917-2004)
17.06.1941 enlisted
25.02.1945 discharged final rank Captain
died 13.02.1992 (Aged 73) Kerrville, Texas, USA
Resthaven Cemetery, Brady, Texas, USA. Section F
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) Frank H. Corder (ASN: 0-394557), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion, V Corps, in action on the coast of France on 6 June 1944.
