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Emil BUCKENDAHL

Zion Lutheran Church (other side of St. John's) Cemetery
Pierce County,
Nebraska

Emil Herman Wilhelm Buckendahl
Born: 6 December 1893 Pierce County, Nebraska
Died: 21 February 1931 El Paso, Texas
Parents: William Buckendahl & Bertha Otto

American Legion
Distinguished Service Cross awards to Nebraska veterans of WW I
Buckendahl, Emil, Pierce, Oct. 5, 1918, near Gesnes, France: Pvt. Company F, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division: A litter bearer, on his own initiative, went out from a position of shelter to an exposed flank under intense machine-gun fire, and carried back to safety a wounded soldier who had been left in the field.

Contributed on 8/30/09 by dejong
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Record #: 126276

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Submitted: 8/30/09 • Approved: 8/31/09 • Last Updated: 2/17/13 • R126276-G0-S3

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