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1961 In

Major Shivdev Singh Sidhu

Major Shivdev Singh Sidhu hailed from Sidhwan Khurd  village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab and was born on 2nd July 1926.  Son of Shri Mohinder Singh and Smt Mehtab Kaur, he did his initial schooling from the village school and later went

1971 In

Lance Hav Tek Bahadur Gurung VrC

Lance Hav Tek Bahadur Gurung hailed from Thumi village in Gorkha district of Nepal and was born on 10th Nov 1938. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4

1971 In

Major Arjan Kumar Kanal

Major Arjan Kumar Kanal was born in Karachi, Sindh in undivided India and later his family moved to New Delhi during the partition time. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its fearless soldiers and

1971 In

2nd Lt VRYR Dubbal

2nd Lt VRYR Dubbal hailed from Dulgaon village, in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its fearless soldiers and numerous daredevil operations. As the war became imminent in the late

1971 In

Major KJ Singh

Major KJ Singh hailed from Chandigarh. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its gallant soldiers and numerous daredevil operations. By the year 1971, he had been promoted to the rank of Major and had

1971 In

Flt Sgt H Thakur

Flight Sergeant H Thakur hailed from Kolkata in West Bengal. He was enrolled into the IAF and got trained as a a technician. Later he got trained as an air crew and became a Flight Sergeant. By 1971, Flt Sgt H Thakur had flown as