World War I
James C. Dozier
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
8 October 1918 · Montbrehain, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Action
- Montbrehain, France
The citation
Official citation
In command of 2 platoons, 1st. Lt. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men displaying the highest bravery and skill. When his command was held up by heavy machinegun fire, he disposed his men in the best cover available and with a soldier continued forward to attack a machinegun nest. Creeping up to the position in the face of intense fire, he killed the entire crew with handgrenades and his pistol and a little later captured a number of Germans who had taken refuge in a dugout nearby.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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