James 1 Mestrovitch

Sergeant · U.S. Army

U.S. Army, Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division

10 August 1918 · Fismette, France

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Branch: U.S. Army
Era: World War I
Home state: Pennsylvania
Action: Fismette, France

The citation

Official citation

Seeing his company commander Iying wounded 30 yards in front of the line after his company had withdrawn to a sheltered position behind a stone wall, Sergeant. Mestrovitch voluntarily left cover and crawled through heavy machinegun and shell fire to where the officer lay. He took the officer upon his back and crawled to a place of safety, where he administered first-aid treatment, his exceptional heroism saving the officer's life.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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