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| Staff Sergeant Edward J. Krauk |
Class
of 2005
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United States Army
Distinguished Flying Cross |
Citation
Edward J. Krauk, 15118161, S Sgt, 445th Bombardment
Squadron, 321st Bombardment Group. For extraordinary achievement
while participating in aerial flight as engineer-gunner in
a B-25 type aircraft. On 25 February S Sgt Krauk flew in an
attack upon a railroad bridge near Campo, Italy. Upon commencement
of the bomb run, shell fragments from intense anti-aircraft
fire holed the left wing tank and severed a fuel line. Immediately
gasoline flooded the bomb bay and fumes filled the rear of
the aircraft. Despite the danger of explosion, S Sgt Krauk,
realizing that the fuel supply would soon become exhausted,
removed his parachute and catching up a first-aid kit lowered
himself into the bomb bay. With spraying gasoline saturating
his clothing, S Sgt Krauk skillfully joined the severed ends
of and using bandage and tape reduced the flow of fuel to
a minimum. As a result of his courage and resourcefulness,
S Sgt Krauk’s pilot was able to return the B-25 successfully
to base. On sixty combat missions his outstanding proficiency
and steadfast devotion to duty have reflected great credit
upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
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