WWII · Battle Death Record
Dale Christensen
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army · Iowa
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Dale Christensen
- Entered the Service From
- Iowa
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- Troop E, 112th Cavalry Regiment
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- August 4, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Grave
- Plot A, Row 12, Grave 200
Their story
During the Battle of Driniumor River in New Guinea (July 16-19, 1944), 2nd Lt. Christensen single-handedly knocked out an enemy machine gun, then reconnoitered and led a successful assault that destroyed a strong enemy position. He was killed in action on August 4, 1944, near Afua, Dutch New Guinea, while again leading his platoon in an attack on an enemy position, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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