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PFC Charles N. DeGlopper

PFC Charles N. DeGlopper of Grand Island, N.Y., Co. C, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, for action June 9, 1944 at La Fiere, France, on the Merderet River where, although wounded several times, he voluntarily exposed himself to a large force, drawing heavy automatic weapons and rifle fire while covering the withdrawal of an encircled platoon establishing the first bridgehead across the river.

Source: McMillan Memorial Library