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Campaign Credit The chart below
lists the awards that units of the 70th are authorized to wear. For
identification of medals click here. For a list of foreign medals that 70th
Members are authorized to wear
click here. For a list of US Personal Awards go
here. In order for a soldier to wear the
authorized bronze star for each campaign he must have served with the division
during the dates listed and have participated in said campaign.
 Campaign Geography
Booklet
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Units |
Ardennes/Alsace
16 Dec 44 -
25 Jan 45 |
Rhineland
15 Sep 44 -
21 Mar 45 |
Central
Europe
22 Mar 45 -
22 May 45 |
DUC* |
MUC** |
Occupation |
Victory |
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70th Div Hq |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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70th Rcn Trp |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
70th QM Co |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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70th MP |
Yes*** |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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70th Band |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
70th CIC Det |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
882nd |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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883rd |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
884th |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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Sv Bty |
Yes |
Yes |
|
725th |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
270th Eng |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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370th Med |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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570th Signal |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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770th Ord |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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648 TD Bn |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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274th |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2nd Bn |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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275th |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
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276th |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
The 70th POW Interrogation Team is also authorized the Ardennes-Alsace
Campaign star. It is not known if this was an attached unit, part of
headquarters or part of the 70th CIC unit. *Distinguished Unit Citation, also known as Presidential Unit Citation.
For citation go here.
**Meritorious Unit Citation - for dates go here.
***Per 70th General Order 80, dated July 1945 the 70th MP unit was awarded a MUC
for the dates January 1, 1945 - April 30, 1945. IF this is the case troops who
served during Nordwind are also authorized the Ardennes- Alsace campaign star to
their EAME ribbon.
Awards for campaigns per Army Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit
Register, dated 1961.
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