AWARD RECOMMENDATION 9 MAY 91

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Subject: AWARD RECOMMENDATION 9 MAY 91                                   

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Document Number:          2

Folder Title: AWARD        KRAUS-KARL M-3                                                                     

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                1, LIEUTENANT COLONEL PHILIP C. WILKERSON,                 OMMANDER 4TH
                BATTALION, 1 ST AVIATION REGIMENT, ATTEST TO THE FOLLOWING ACTION. ON 27
                FEBRUARY1      R)IIRINGOPERATIONDESERTSTORM, FIRSTLIEUTENANTKARLM.
                KRAUS,              FLEWASAUH-60 CO-PILOT DURINGAMULTI-AlFiCRAFT
                SLING LOAD MISSION FOR 4TH BATTALION, 1 ST AVIATION REGIMENT. WHILE ENROUTE
                WITH AN EXTERNAL 500 GALLON FUEL BLIVET SLING LOAD THE CREW ENCOUNTERED
                EXTREMELY POOR VISIBIUTY IN SMOKE AND FOG, WHICH MADE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
                AT ABOUT THE MIDPOINT ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT THE CREW FLEW PAST A TRUCK
                THAT WAS BURNING. SUDDENLY ORDNANCE INSIDE IT BEGAN EXPLODING. THE CREW
                TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO AVOID THE DANGER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THEY SAW A
                GREEN FLARE, SIGNALING A CHEMICAL ATTACK, WHEREUPON THEY IMMEDIATELY
                DONNED CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CONTINUED THE MISSION. THE
                PROFESSIONALISM DEMONSTRATED BY FIRST LIEUTENANT KRAUS IN MARGINAL
                WEATHER IN AN ACTIVE COMBAT ZONE, UNDER MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL CHEMICAL
                POSTURE CLEARLY EXEMPUFIES AN EXTRAORDINARYACTOFCOURAGE, FORTITUDE,AND

                DEVOTION TO DUTY.




                                                       PHILIP L. WILKERSON JR.
                                                     LTC,AV,COMMANDING

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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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