World War II Honoree

Leslie L. Craig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT LEXINGTON ARMY SIGNAL DEPOT, KENTUCKY; AND COLUMBIA ARMY AIR BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT IN COMBAT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 20, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.