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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.
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.
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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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.
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 - 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.
Louis Cukela. Corporal, U.S. Army. Major, U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Recipient. World War I. Major Louis Cukela (born Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela) was a U.S. Marine Corps officer numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor.
