World War I
Sydney G. Gumpertz
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
29 September 1918 · the Bois de Forges, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- the Bois de Forges, France
The citation
Official citation
When the advancing line was held up by machinegun fire, 1st Sergeant. Gumpertz left the platoon of which he was in command and started with 2 other soldiers through a heavy barrage toward the machinegun nest. His 2 companions soon became casualties from bursting shells, but 1st Sergeant. Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of direct fire from the machinegun, jumped into the nest and silenced the gun, capturing 9 of the crew.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
