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World War I

Jesse N. Funk

Private First Class · U.S. Army

U.S. Army, Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division

31 October 1918 · Bois deBantheville, France

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
World War I
Home state
Colorado
Action
Bois deBantheville, France

The citation

Official citation

Learning that 2 daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man's Land and were unable to return, Private First Class Funk and another stretcher bearer, upon their own initiative, made 2 trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued 2 wounded officers.

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