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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    3d Marines

    Division:

    3d Marine Division

    Action Date:

    July 25, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Eugene Groom, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 25 July 1944 while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Second Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division at Guam. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.