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CITATION: GO 35, 20 February 1945 (page 2) - Posthumous Award
DANIEL E. KUSZMAUL, 35345415, Private First Class, 508th Parachute Infantry.
For gallantry in action on 19 September, 1944, near ***,
GERMANY. Private First Class KUSZMAUL was an assistant
squad leader, Company "G". While on a reconnaissance patrol
with his platoon investigating Hill ***, he discovered an enemy
machine gun emplacement which had pinned his platoon to the ground.
Private First Class KUSZMAUL, after discovering the gun position,
began to move towards it though he was still under fire. He
managed to crawl within a few yards of the position to where he
could attack. With two fragmentation grenades he assaulted and
charged the machine gun position firing his TSMG, and disabled or
destroyed the crew. Private First Class KUSZMAUL was fatally
wounded in this action but this courageous and heroic act allowed
his patrol to continue on its mission. Entered military service from
OHIO.
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