Sgt. 1st Class Marvin D. Cornett was awarded the Purple
Summary
Sgt. 1st Class Marvin D. Cornett was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony in Auburn, Calif., Feb. 22, 2021. Cornett was assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Abn. Div. when he made the combat jump into Salerno, Italy and was later wounded during combat operations along the Mussolini Canal at the Anzio beachhead on Dec. 31, 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Michael Burns)
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82nd airborne division
purple heart
bronze star medal
world war ii
paratrooper
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49th public affairs detachment
fort bragg
wwii paratrooper 99 awarded purple heart and bronze star medal
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2000 - 2022
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