World War II Honoree

Adam A. Bienick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

SERVED FROM OCTOBER 8, 1940 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'M', 47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A MACHINE GUNNER. SAW ACTION IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR ACTIONS NEAR ESCHWEILER, GERMANY IN NOVEMBER OF 1944. WAS WOUNDED IN THE SHOULDER NEAR ST. LO, FRANCE ON JULY 12, 1944. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EXPERT BADGE WITH RIFLE BAR, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.