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Kraus, Leonard J.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Army Service Number: O-1319844.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
Awarded on:
1944
For action which was performed on 10 July 1944, near Pont-Hébert/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France.

HQ, 30th Infantry Division, G.O. No. 46 (1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
For action which was performed on 25 July 1944, near Hébécrevon/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France.

HQ, 30th Infantry Division, G.O. No. 67 (1944).
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

For action performed on 18 September 1944, near Schaesberg/Limburg, the Netherlands.

HQ, 30th Infantry Division, G.O. No. 96 (1944).
This award was obtained in the form of an second Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
For action which was performed on 20 July 1944, near Hébécrevon/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France.

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Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

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