Korean War
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
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Date of Death | August 14 1952 |
Air Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
World War II Victory Medal
First Lieutenant Habich was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Habich was a veteran of World War II as a bombardier with the 57th Fighter Group in the Southwest Pacific. During the Korean War, he was a radar operator in Alaska. On August 14, 1952, he was in an aircraft that crashed that killed him.