Photo #: NH 105316
Captain Louis Cukela, USMC
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 115.
Louis Cukela received the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary
heroism" on 18 July 1918, during combat action in the Forest
de Retz, near Viller-Cottertes, France.
In this photograph, he is wearing the World War I Navy Medal
of Honor ("Tiffany Cross") around his neck, with miniatures
of his other medals across the chest of his uniform jacket.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 46KB; 590 x 765 pixels
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