World War I
Thomas A. Pope
Corporal · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company E, 131st Infantry, 33d Division
4 July 1918 · Hamel, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Hamel, France
The citation
Official citation
His company was advancing behind the tanks when it was halted by hostile machinegun fire. Going forward alone, he rushed a machinegun nest, killed several of the crew with his bayonet, and, standing astride his gun, held off the others until reinforcements arrived and captured them.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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