AWARD RECOMMENDATION 9 MAY 91

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Subject: AWARD RECOMMENDATION 9 MAY 91                                   

Box  ID: BX001025

Document Number:          2

Folder Title: AWARD        KRAUS-KARL M-3                                                                     

Folder Seq #:        126

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Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  













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             FOR EXTRA ORD'NAov   ACH TCVEM@NT WHILE PERFORMING A CRITICAL RESUPPLY MISSION              TN


             @@ONJUNCTTON WITH A  @TH BOTSADE MOVEMENT       INTO KUWAIT DURING PHASE        I T IOF THE


             D-IVISIDN'S MOVEMENT "IN 27 FEBRUARY 1991.        FTRST '@E'l@ENAN7 KRAUS WAS ACTING AS


             ro-OT LOT IN THE LEAD AIRCRAFT DIRECTED TO EXTERNALLY S'-INC LOAD 500 CAi@LOtq FUEL
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             BLIVET-@ TO THE IST BATTALION, 'ST AVIATION R     CGT MENT'S NEW TA-TTCAL ASSEMI.;LY AR-A.

             WHILE ENROI@ITE, THE CREWS ENCOUNTERED POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH LOW -,E    TLINGS WHICH

             FORCED THE AIRCRAFT 70 FLY IN LESS THAN SAFE CONDITIONS WIT,:QH i.'TSIBILII@ OF 1/8 MILE


             TN SMOKE AND FOG, WHICH MADE NAVIGATIONAL FLIGH- EXTREMELY DIFF     TCULT AND CHALLENGING.

             UPON REACHING -HE MIDPOINT ON THE PRESCRIBED ROUTE THE CRc-iAS FLEW PAST AN ENEMY


             AMMUNITION TRUCK THAT WAS BURNING AND SUDDENLY ORDNANC@ ST R@ED @XF'LOnINC@. AFTER
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             TAKING IMMEDIATE  ACTION TO AVOID THc BLj' N   TNG ORDNANCE TRUCK, -HC   CREW SAW A GREEN

             FLARE. WHICH   SIGNALS f, CPEMI-@A@ ATTACK.    -'H@ CREWS -nf'K IMMEDIATE ACTTON PY DONNING


             THEIR CHEMICAL   PROTECTIVE EQUTPmEN@i AND CONTINUED THE MISSION.             AS THE CREW


             CONTINUED THE MISSION ON SEVERAL 12@-r@A'STONS THEY WITNESSED TRACER FIRE THROUGHOUT THE


             '@OU-E. 'UPON ARRIVAL @117 THE ASSIGNED S@!nS -HE CREWS DRDF,PED THE LOADS AND RETURNED.


             THE PROFESSIONALISM DEMONSTRATED BY THc CREW WHILE     TN MARBTNP,! WEATHER CONDIT  TDNS IN


             AN ACTIVE ENEMY COMBAT ZN@NE, UNDER MAXIMUM     OPERATIONAL PROTECTIVE CHEMICAL POSTURE

             C'@E ACII Y EXEMPLIFIES AN EXTRAORDINARY ACT OF COURAGE, FORTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT.

 RICH -IRADITIDN AND WILL OF THE IST INFANTRY


             DIVT SION.

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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-26
Box ID = BX001025
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = AWARD KRAUS-KARL M-3
Folder Seq # = 126
Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATION 9 MAY 91
Document Seq # = 25
Document Date =
Scan Date = 10-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 26-JUL-1996