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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    24th Marines

    Division:

    4th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    June 16 – 19, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Albert Joseph Leibik, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action from 16 to 19 June 1944, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Third Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division at Saipan. 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 Naval Service.