World War I
Frank J. Bart
Private · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company C, 9th Infantry, 2d Division
3 October 1918 · Medeah Ferme, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- Medeah Ferme, France
The citation
Official citation
Pvt. Bart, being on duty as a company runner, when the advance was held up by machinegun fire voluntarily picked up an automatic rifle, ran out ahead of the line, and silenced a hostile machinegun nest, killing the German gunners. The advance then continued, and when it was again hindered shortly afterward by another machinegun nest this courageous soldier repeated his bold exploit by putting the second machinegun out of action.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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