The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Leonard M. Kravitz
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Date of Death
March 7, 1951
Private First Class Kravitz was an assistant machine gunner with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. On March 7, 1951, while attached to Company L, he was defending his position near Yangpyong, South Korea against heavy enemy attacks. Refusing to withdraw, he used his machine gun to delay the enemy and allow his comrades to retire until he was mortally wounded.