Sam Thorgesen in WWII... Army Tank Driver

Sam - Army Tank

2nd Cavalry Group, 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (Mechanized), attached to Patton's Third Army

	Silver Star	Bronze Star (5)	WWII Victory Medal

Entry of Active Duty: 23 Jan 1943 - fort Sheridan, Il

Basic Training: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Military Occupational Specialty: Tank Driver, 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad

Battles and Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes.

Decorations: EAME Theater Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars (or 1 Silver Star), Silver Star, Bronze Star (5).

Date of relief from Active Duty: 3 Nov 1945, Honorable

2nd Cavalry Logo

Colonel Charles Hancock Reed- Regiment Commanding officer of the 2nd Cavalry Group and Brother-in-law to Patton