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T/5 Elwood A. Rutherford

biography

Rutherford, from Pontiac, IL, served in the Army in Company B, 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. He landed at Normandy on D-Day, and was in the Battle of the Bulge.

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decorations

Pins: 23rd Engineer Battalion Crest
Medals-Left Breast, Top Row: Purple Heart
Middle Row (L-R): Army Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Bottom Row (L-R): World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Belgian Croix de guerre
Right Breast: Army Presidential Unit Citation
Patches: 3rd Armored Division Patch
Cords: Belgian Croix de guerre Fourragere

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