Paul M. REIK
Registration number39566163
Grade
Corporal
Unit386th Fighter Squadron - 365th Fighter Group
Division
9th Airforce
date of death25/07/1944
Original cemeterySainte-Mère-Eglise n°2
Current cemeteryF-07-31 Normandy American Cemetery St-Laurent/Mer Omaha Beach France
Medals
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Campaign medal awarded for 30 consecutive days of service in Europe, Africa or the Middle East between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is awarded to any armed forces personnel injured or killed in action.
Soldier's Medal
This decoration is awarded to someone who has risked his or her life to save the lives of others. The Soldier's Medal is awarded in peacetime for an action that would have warranted the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross in wartime, in a theater of operations.
WWII Victory Medal
The decoration commemorates military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States Army.