JAMES  FERKIN  TWEDT

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Deceased 02/19/1945
Rate/Rank
 HA1(FMF)
Service Branch
USN 6/1943 - 2/1945
Born
 09/21/1925
RENVILLE, MN
DIED OF WOUNDS ON IWO JIMA, VOLCANO ISLANDS. BURIED AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
1ST BATTALION, 26TH MARINE REFIMENT
FIFTH MARINE DIVISION, FMF
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS 
PURPLE HEART 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR 
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL