Robert Craig (Medal of Honor)

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Robert Craig
BornJune 7, 1919
Airdrie, Scotland
DiedJuly 11, 1943(1943-07-11) (aged 24)
near Favoratta, Sicily, Italy
Place of burial
Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1941 – 1943
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitCompany L, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart

Robert Craig (June 7, 1919 – July 11, 1943) was a Scottish-born U.S. Army infantry officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroic service during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II.

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