Strauss,
- Date of death:
- April 12th, 1942 (Corregidor, Philippines)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Pfc Strauss was mortally wounded by enemy shelling on Battery C on 12 April 1942. Corporal Kocevar and Pfc Sumrow earned the Silver Star Medal for attempt to safe Strauss's life.
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private 1st Class
- Unit:
- Battery C, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
Sources
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