David E. Hayden

Hospital Apprentice First Class · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy, serving with the 2d Battalion, 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines

15 September 1918 · Thiaucourt, France

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Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: World War I
Home state: Texas
Action: Thiaucourt, France

The citation

Official citation

For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. During the advance, when Corporal. Creed was mortally wounded while crossing an open field swept by machinegun fire, Hayden unhesitatingly ran to his assistance and, finding him so severely wounded as to require immediate attention, disregarded his own personal safety to dress the wound under intense machinegun fire, and then carried the wounded man back to a place of safety.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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