"He was killed in late October, presumably on the 28, 1943. On October 30, 1944 Col. Harry J. Keeley came out from Fort Snelling, to personally present Mr. John Carrigan with the Legion of Merit posthumously awarded his son." #2012-0001-193 (Box in archives) at McLeod County Historical Society.
Above information found in first book "C" of the military collection at the MCHS.
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Service # 20707697
135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Minnesota
Died: 29-Oct-43
Buried at: Plot A Row 14 Grave 7
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy
Awards: Legion of Merit, Purple Heart
from American Battle Monuments Commission
http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailwwnew.php
"He was killed in late October, presumably on the 28, 1943. On October 30, 1944 Col. Harry J. Keeley came out from Fort Snelling, to personally present Mr. John Carrigan with the Legion of Merit posthumously awarded his son." #2012-0001-193 (Box in archives) at McLeod County Historical Society.
Above information found in first book "C" of the military collection at the MCHS.
_______________
Service # 20707697
135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Minnesota
Died: 29-Oct-43
Buried at: Plot A Row 14 Grave 7
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy
Awards: Legion of Merit, Purple Heart
from American Battle Monuments Commission
http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailwwnew.php
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