Captain (then First Lieutenant) LEON A. RENNEBAUM, with the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in Germany on 16 and 17 September 1944. In a stubborn engagement with superior enemy forces attempting to encircle a hill held by our troops, Lt. Rennebaum risked his life on innumerable occasions to bring effective fire from his Tank Destroyers in support of the Infantry. Time and time again he braved devasting enemy artillery fire, moving on foot to forward elements of the Infantry and to his Tank Destroyer units to direct their fire upon the enemy. When three of his destroyers were disabled, Lt. Rennebaum calmly supervised their evacuation under fire and personally returned to the scene of action to recover a remaining vehicle. On another occasion, he courageously drove to the crest of a hill subjected to heavy artillery and mortar fire, and from his exposed position, singlehandedly poured a hail of machine gun fire into attacking hostile troops, forcing them to retreat.

Captain rennebaum was a life member and the Legion of Valor National Commander 1972-1973. He resided in New Jersey.