- Dozier
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James C.
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1st Lt.
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118th Infantry
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Despite being wounded, placed his men under cover and
advanced ahead to eliminate a machine gun nest.
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- Dunn
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Parker C.
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PFC
Deceased
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312th Infantry
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Killed trying to deliver a message over dangerous
territory, he continued despite two prior wounds on the same mission.
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- Eggers
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Alan Louis
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Sgt.
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107th Infantry
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With John Latham & Thomas O’Shea [Below] rescued 3 men
from a disabled tank while under heavy fire.
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Sgt. Alan Louis Eggers
Summit, New Jersey |
Sgt. Arthur J. Forrest
Hannibal, Missouri |
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- Farrell
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John J.
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Pvt.
Deceased
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354th Infantry
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Died from wounds received while individually capturing and
enemy machine gun position.
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- Feigle
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William M.
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Sgt.
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5th Marines
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Drove a blazing ammunition filled truck that had been
struck by shell fire to the outskirts of a town, thus saving the town.
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- Forrest
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Arthur J.
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Sgt.
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354th Infantry
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Individually destroyed a nest of 6 enemy driving out the
entire unit in disorder.
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- Foster
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Gary Evans
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Sgt.
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118th Infantry
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Eliminated a machine gun by effective use of hand
grenades, killing several and capturing 18 of the enemy.
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- Funk
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Jesse H.
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PFC
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354th Infantry
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With Charles Barger [above] made two trips with stretcher
into No Man’s Land to rescue patrols caught in open, rescuing two.
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- Furlong
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Harold A.
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1st Lt.
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353rd Infantry
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Advanced under fire behind four machine guns, put them out
of action and drove 20 prisoners back to US lines.
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- Gaffney
|
Frank
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PFC
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108th Infantry
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Captured a machine gun position, destroyed dug outs, held
the position until reinforcements arrived. Read about the US assault on the Hindenburg Line.
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- Garrity
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Patrick
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Pvt.
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354th Infantry
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Advancing against a machine gun position over open ground,
continued on after two mates were wounded and captured the enemy position
single handed.
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- Gaskins
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Frederick O.
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Cpl. Deceased
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118th Infantry
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Participated in eliminating one machine gun position then
advanced alone against a second gun whose fire killed him.
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- Gumpertz,
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Sydney D.
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1st Sgt.
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132nd Infantry
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Silenced a machine gun after two of his men were wounded
and captured 9 of the enemy.
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- Hatler
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M. Waldo
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Sgt.
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356th Infantry
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Swam Meuse River to make reconnaissance; after companion
was drowned [See Barkeley above], successfully completed mission and
returned.
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- Heriot
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James D.
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Cpl.
Deceased
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118th Infantry
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Organized a group to eliminate a series of machine guns
inflicting heavy casualties; wounded he continued only to be killed while
charging another nest.
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- Hilton
|
Richard H.
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Sgt.
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118th Infantry
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Lost an arm while leading the effort to eliminate a series
of machine guns.
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- Hoffman
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Charles F.
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Gny. Sgt.
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5th Marines
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Spotted, then routed, an approaching party of machine gun
teams which could have forced a US withdrawal. Read about the Battle for Belleau Wood where this
action took place.
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- Holzeman
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Sidney
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Pvt.
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132nd Infantry
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Responded to call for messengers after 6 predecessors had
been killed and succeeded in delivering the message.
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- Johnston
|
Harold I.
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PFC
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356th Infantry
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After volunteering, successfully swam River Meuse to
reconnoiter the enemy’s position.
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- Karnes
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James Earnest
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Sgt.
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117th Infantry
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With another member of his company, eliminated a machine
gun enfilading his line.
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- Katz
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Philip G.
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Sgt.
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363rd Infantry
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Crossed 200 yard of open territory under fire to rescue a
wounded comrade. Read General Pershing's report about the Meuse Argonne
Offensive where this took place.
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- Kelly
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John J.
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Pvt.
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6th Marines
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Ran through own barrage to destroy an enemy machine gun
nest killing several and capturing 8.
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- Kocak
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Matej
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Sgt.
Deceased
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5th Marines
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Single-handedly captured a machine gun. Later the same day
organized 25 French colonial soldiers who then captured a machine gun nest.
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- Latham
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John C.
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Sgt.
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107th Infantry
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With Alan Eggers [above] & Thomas O’Shea [below]
rescued 3 men from a disabled tank while under heavy fire.
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Pvt. Berger Leman
Chicago, Illinois |
Gunnery Sgt. Charles F. Hoffman
Brooklyn, New York |
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- Leman
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Berger
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Pvt.
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132nd Infantry
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Alone, crawled to out-flank a machine gun and eliminated
the entire crew and turned the machine gun on the retreating enemy.
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