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South Carolinians In The Military |
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Medal of
Honor |
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DATE |
NAME |
HOMETOWN |
PLACE OF ACTION |
UNIT/BRANCH |
NOTES |
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29 Dec 1890 |
Garlington,
1LT Ernest A. |
Newberry, SC &
Athens, GA |
Wounded Knee Creek, SD |
7th Cavalry
U.S. Army |
S.Carolinian? |
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Medal
of Honor |
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DATE |
NAME |
HOMETOWN |
PLACE OF ACTION |
UNIT/BRANCH |
NOTES |
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04 Jul 1909 |
Kennedy,
2LT John T. |
Hendersonville &
Orangeburg, SC |
Patian Island,
Philippines |
6th US Cavalry |
? |
World War II
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Medal of
Honor |
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DATE |
NAME |
HOMETOWN |
PLACE OF ACTION |
UNIT/BRANCH |
NOTES |
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31 May 1944 |
Smith, PVT Furman L. |
Six Miles & Central, SC |
Lanuvio, Italy |
135th Infantry, 34th Infantry Div. |
KIA 31 May 1944 |
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20 Nov 1944 |
Mabry, LTCOL George L. |
Sumter, SC |
Hurtgen Forest near Schevenhutte, Germany |
CO, 2nd Batt., 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Div. |
? |
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05 Dec 1944 |
McWhorter, PFC William A. |
Liberty, SC |
Leyte, Philippines |
Co. M, 126th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Div. |
KIA 05 Dec 1944 |
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10 Mar 1945 |
Atkins, PFC Thomas E. |
Campobello, SC |
Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippines |
Co. A, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Div. |
? |
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