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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    254th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    63d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    January 23, 1945

    Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 100 (April 16, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Frank H. Lookabaugh (ASN: 0-557134), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 254th Infantry Regiment, 63d Infantry Division, in action on 23 January 1945, in the vicinity of *****, France. Second Lieutenant Lookabaugh braved enemy mortar and machine gun fire, as well as the danger from mines, as he entered a German mine field and helped evacuate a seriously wounded squad leader. Subsequently, during the attack on ****, France, when a mortar shell seriously wounded seven men and slightly wounded Second Lieutenant Lookabaugh, he picked up the most seriously wounded soldier and carried him through mortar, machine gun, and small arms fire to an aid station one-half mile away. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.