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First Name: Jesse

Last Name: Whitfield

Birthplace: Eddy, McLennan County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Coleman, TX
Middle Name: L.



Date of Birth: 23 December 1915

Date of Death: 05 May 2000

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Years Served:
Jesse Leroy Whitfield

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Jesse Leroy Whitfield

Sergeant, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 80 (1944)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Jessie L. Whitfield, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.

And reported in newspapers like The Coleman Democrat Voice (Coleman, Tx) Thu. 6 April 1944. And engraved on his veteran's grave marker at Coleman, Tx City Cemetery.
Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 2/10/2023.
Honoree ID: 334064   Created by: drjones46

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