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SSGT Allie B. Whittington(ASN-13018399)USAB,503rd Parachute Inf. Regt. Oct.14,1917- Sep.15,1943 DSC

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    SSGT. Allie B. Whittington DSC


    Youtube: The Jump at Nadzab. The 503rd in action, New Guinea.



    Valor awards for Allie B. Whittington

    SSGT Allie B Whittington (1917 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial

    NARA - AAD - Display Full Records - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

    503rd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

    The U.S. Airborne during WW II - Attached Units - 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT)

    Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun - SSgt Whittington was killed at Nadzab which supposedly was met as an unopposed landing at Nadzab, in the Markham Valley, New Guinea. SSgt Whittington won his DSC for this action by taking out 3 Japanese soliders and catching a bullet in the neck in the process. Alerting his unit to the danger.

    The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) - Roll of Honor K - Z


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