Kraus, Leonard J.
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Army Service Number: O-1319844.
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
- Awarded on:
- 1944
HQ, 30th Infantry Division, G.O. No. 46 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
- Awarded on:
- 1944
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.
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.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
- Awarded on:
- 1944
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.
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"
Citation unavailable.
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Cannon Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
Sources
- - HEWITT, R. L., Workhorse of the Western Front, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1980.
- Combat History of the 119th Infantry Regiment, by the 119th Infantry Regiment, Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, USA, 1946
- The 30th Infantry Division In World War II
- Old Hickory - 30th Infantry Division
- Home of Heroes
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