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John M. Galione
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Jews in Dora
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Private Galione Wipes Out Enemy Nest At Roer
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(Copy of Old Newspaper Article and Bronze Star Citation Below)
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Receives Bronze Star With Oak Leaf Cluster
Distinguished Unit Citation/Presidential Unit Citation
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Aachen, Germany: West of the Sigfried Line
Private Galione and His Comrades Cause A Line
of Tanks to Retreat. Enable Platoon to Advance
and Seize Objective
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Galione Receives Bronze Star
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Aachen, Germany: The Timberwolves faced a line of enemy tanks
blocking advancement. Galione took action: "I stood straight
up in my jeep, took aim with
my bazooka, and blew up the head
tank with a single round. Then, me and a few of my buddies jumped
out of our vehicles, ran over to the tanks, and killed all the
Germans
attached to those tanks. They looked so young. Hitler didn't care
how young they were. He used boys as young as 12 to fight in the
war."
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Private Galione and his comrades caused the entire line of tanks
to retreat, enabling the Timberwolves to advance into the heart
of Germany. Galione
received the Bronze Star for his actions.
His sergeant, who nick-named him Eagle Eye, received the
Silver Star.
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Galione with
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Wounded at the Rhine River
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Galione Receives Purple Heart
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After loosing contact with his squad, Private Galione
swam across the Rhine River with a few men from
another squad. When they came ashore, the Germans
were waiting for them, shelling them. Shrapnel
from an exploding shell ripped into the shinbone
of Private Galione's left leg, shattering bone. Nine
days
later, he walked over a hundred miles to search
for prisoners. On April 10, 1945, he discovered
Mittelbau Dora Concentration Camp.
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Army of Occupation: Germany
Bronze Star with Oak Lea Cluster
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Distinguished/Presidential Unit Ribbon
104th "Timberwolf" Army Infantry Division Patch
Honorable Discharge Pin
American Campaign Medal
Rifleman 745
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Copyright © 2000 Mary Galione-Nahas.
All rights reserved.
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