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World War I
Frank Gaffney
Private First Class · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company G, 108th Infantry, 27th Division
29 September 1918 · Ronssoy, France
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Ronssoy, France
The citation
Official citation
Private First Class Gaffney, an automatic rifleman, pushing forward alone, after all the other members of his squad had been killed, discovered several Germans placing a heavy machinegun in position. He killed the crew, captured the gun, bombed several dugouts, and, after killing 4 more of the enemy with his pistol, held the position until reinforcements came up, when 80 prisoners were captured.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
