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Col Daniel Peter Juraschek

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Col Daniel Peter Juraschek Veteran

Birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Death
31 Dec 2006 (aged 83)
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 66, Site 179-12
Memorial ID
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Veteran of World War II and Korea. Colonel, United States Army (Retired). First American to cross the 38th parallel in the Korean War and his action broke the Ziegfried Line for the allied forces in World War II. Recipient of the Silver Star (2); Bronze Star (2), Purple Heart (3) and Legion of Merit. Extracted from obituary in the San Antonio Express News, January 3, 2007; and the Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

SILVER STAR AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army ~ Division: 3d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 277 (1951)
CITATION: (UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Daniel P. Juraschek, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 3d Infantry Division in Korea.
Veteran of World War II and Korea. Colonel, United States Army (Retired). First American to cross the 38th parallel in the Korean War and his action broke the Ziegfried Line for the allied forces in World War II. Recipient of the Silver Star (2); Bronze Star (2), Purple Heart (3) and Legion of Merit. Extracted from obituary in the San Antonio Express News, January 3, 2007; and the Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

SILVER STAR AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army ~ Division: 3d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 277 (1951)
CITATION: (UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Daniel P. Juraschek, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 3d Infantry Division in Korea.

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COL US ARMY
SS & OLC
PH & 2 OLC
FAITHFUL FATHER



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