World War I
William Joseph Donovan
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, 165th Infantry, 42d Division
14-15 October 1918 · Landres et St Georges, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Landres et St Georges, France
The citation
Official citation
Lt. Col. Donovan personally led the assaulting wave in an attack upon a very strongly organized position, and when our troops were suffering heavy casualties he encouraged all near him by his example, moving among his men in exposed positions, reorganizing decimated platoons, and accompanying them forward in attacks. When he was wounded in the leg by machine-gun bullets, he refused to be evacuated and continued with his unit until it withdrew to a less exposed position.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
