World War I
Gave his life
Thomas E. O'Shea
Corporal · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Division
29 September 1918 · Le Catelet, France
Public domain. United States Army Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- Le Catelet, France
The citation
Official citation
Becoming separated from their platoon by a smoke barrage, Corporal. O'Shea, with 2 other soldiers, took cover in a shell hole well within the enemy's lines. Upon hearing a call for help from an American tank, which had become disabled 30 yards from them, the 3 soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy fire from German machineguns and trench mortars. In crossing the fire-swept area Corporal. O'Shea was mortally wounded and died of his wounds shortly afterwards.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
