World War I
Gave his life
George Dilboy
Private First Class · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company H, 103d Infantry, 26th Division
18 July 1918 · Belleau, France
Public domain. United States Army Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Belleau Wood
The citation
Official citation
After his platoon had gained its objective along a railroad embankment, Private First Class Dilboy, accompanying his platoon leader to reconnoiter the ground beyond, was suddenly fired upon by an enemy machinegun from 100 yards. From a standing position on the railroad track, fully exposed to view, he opened fire at once, but failing to silence the gun, rushed forward with his bayonet fixed, through a wheat field toward the gun emplacement, falling within 25 yards of the gun with his right leg nearly severed above the knee and with several bullet holes in his body. With undaunted courage he continued to fire into the emplacement from a prone position, killing 2 of the enemy and dispersing the rest of the crew.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
