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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 [1] for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I.
Sep 2, 2017 · Louis Cukela was a Roman Catholic Croatian who fought in the U.S. Army during World War I. He earned two Medals of Honor for his heroism in silencing German machine guns and capturing enemy positions in France in 1918.
Louis Cukela was a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who received both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor for his heroism in France in 1918. He advanced alone against an enemy strong point, killed or drove off the crew of a machine-gun emplacement, and captured two guns and four men.
Louis Cukela was one of the few soldiers who received both the Army and the Navy Medal of Honor for the same action in World War I. He advanced alone and captured a German machinegun position with his bayonet and grenades.
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 - 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.
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Louis Cukela was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War I.
