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   Louis Cukela (May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a Croatian American United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor. Cukela was awarded the Medal by both the US Army and the US Navy for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I.

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   Sep 2, 2017 · Military.com | By Bethanne Kelly Patrick. Published September 02, 2017. During his lifetime, Louis Cukela was called "an Austrian, Slav, Yugoslav, Serb, and of course, Croatian," according to...

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   Died: March 19, 1956, Bethesda, MD, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (1-427-A), Arlington, VA, United States. Photo Gallery. More Information. U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Louis Cukela was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War I.

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   Who was Louis Cukela?

   • Louis Cukela (May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a Croatian American United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor. Cukela was awarded the Medal by both the US Army and the US Navy for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I.

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   Was Louis Cukela a Croatian?

   • (U.S. Marine Corps photo) During his lifetime, Louis Cukela was called "an Austrian, Slav, Yugoslav, Serb, and of course, Croatian," according to historian C. Michael McAdams. Born in Austria, Cukela was actually a Roman Catholic Croatian, though he preferred simply to call himself an "American Marine."

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   Who is Sgt Cukela?

   • MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION Sgt. Cukela is one of 19 double recipients of the Medal of Honor, and one of five who received both the Army and the Navy Medal of Honor for the same action in World War I. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR

   Louis Cukela - National Medal of Honor Museum

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   What did captain Cukela do in WW1?

   • Captain Cukela with the Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor at his neck and the Army Medal of Honor in miniature on his chest. Seven months later, on January 31, 1917, with World War I raging in Europe and prior to the United States entry into the war, Cukela enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

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5. www.usmcu.edu › GySgt-Louis-CukelaMarine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History ...

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   Major Louis Cukela was awarded both the Navy and Army Medals of Honor for extraordinary heroism in France during World War I. The same act of heroism also brought decorations from France, Italy, and his native Yugoslavia. Louis Cukela was born in Sebenes, Austria (what is now Sibenik, Croatia), on 1 May 1888.

6. www.usmcmuseum.com › 3/6/60364049 › louis_cukelaLouis Cukela - In the Right Place

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   Louis Cukela - In the Right Place. BLUF: During the Battle of Soissons, 18 to 19 July 1918, Sgt. Louis Cukela’s platoon encountered a German position at Le Translon Farm. Without hesitating and over the advice of his Marines, Cukela infiltrated behind the German lines.

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   Sgt. Cukela is one of 19 double recipients of the Medal of Honor, and one of five who received both the Army and the Navy Medal of Honor for the same action in World War I. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR.

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   These streamers represent U.S. and foreign unit awards as well as those periods of service, expeditions, and campaigns in which the Marine Corps has participated from the American Revolution to today. During the Marine Corps' first 150 years, Marines in the field carried a variety of flags. It was not until 18 April 1925 that Marine Corps Order ...

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