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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.
Major Cukela is a double recipient of the Medal of Honor, one by the Army and one by the Navy, for the same action in World War I. The event occurred near Villers-Cotterest, France on the morning of July 18, 1918, during the Soissons engagement.
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.
