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First Name: Joe

Last Name: Rainwater

Birthplace: Millersview, Concho County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Eden, TX
Middle Name: H.



Date of Birth: 10 April 1918

Date of Death: 03 January 1943

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served:
Joe Harden Rainwater

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

Joe Harden Rainwater

Private First Class, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 32d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 12 (1943)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Joe H. Rainwater, 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 32d Infantry Division during World War II.

Killed in action at New Guinea.
Purple Heart.
Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 3/4/2023.
Honoree ID: 334122   Created by: drjones46

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