World War I
Michael B. Ellis
Sergeant · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division
5 October 1918 · Exermont, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Exermont, France
The citation
Official citation
During the entire day's engagement he operated far in advance of the first wave of his company, voluntarily undertaking most dangerous missions and single-handedly attacking and reducing machinegun nests. Flanking one emplacement, he killed 2 of the enemy with rifle fire and captured 17 others. Later he single-handedly advanced under heavy fire and captured 27 prisoners, including 2 officers and 6 machineguns, which had been holding up the advance of the company. The captured officers indicated the locations of 4 other machineguns, and he in turn captured these, together with their crews, at all times showing marked heroism and fearlessness.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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