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Sig
Liebfeld
DNB (1944)
1918

–

July 21, 1944

Born:

Baltimore

, 

Maryland

Home:

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Buried: 

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery

Sig Liebfeld was killed in an air crash while he was serving in the United States. His two brothers were killed in action in World War II, and his death devastated his parents who lost all three sons in less than a year.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 8th Air Force, General Orders No. 523 (November 19, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Sig Liebfeld (ASN: 0-745916), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Liebfeld, 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 Air Forces.