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Merl E. Clark, sergeant, Company C, 168th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in
action at the Cote-de-Chatillon, east of Grandpre, France, October 16, 1918.
After leading his platoon in a resolute assault across open ground swept by
machine gun fire, he saw his left held up by a machine gun nest. Taking four
soldiers, he flanked the enemy position, killed four Germans and captured two
prisoners and two heavy machine guns, his own detachment suffering no
casualties. He executed this movement with exceptional skill, daring and
promptness, and in less than 10 minutes cleared the ground for the advance of
two companies.
Residence at enlistment: 936 Walnut Street, Webster City, Iowa (Hamilton co.) |
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Charles A. McCarthy, private, Company B, 2d Machine Gun Battalion. For
extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 5, 1918. With the
assistance of one other soldier Pvt. McCarthy, entered a wood where three
machine guns were holding up our attack, and under unusually heavy artillery and
machine gun fire knocked one of the guns out and rushed the second single
handed. With assistance of the other soldier he then succeeded in capturing
about 20 prisoners who were in or near the machine gun nest. Residence at enlistment: Blairsburg, Iowa (Hamilton co.)
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Severt J. Nelson (army serial No. 2384980), sergeant, Company M, 60th Infantry.
for extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel, France, October 12, 1918.
Leading his platoon in the face of murderous machine gun fire from his front and
flanks, Sergt Nelson reached his objective after taking four enemy machine gun
nests and killing and capturing many prisoners. He then contnued ahead of his
men, and laone cleaned out some housed in the wood, which were occupied by the
enemy.
Emergency address: Andrew M. Nelson, brother, Ellsworth, Iowa
Residence at enlistment: Ellsworth, Iowa (Hamilton co.)
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Harold Wilkinson, private, Company B, 16th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism
in action south of Soissons, France, July 20, 1918. When the enemy was forming
for a counter attack he carried messages three times through their heavy
barrage, and although in an exhausted condition from that work, he remained with
his company throughout the entire operations. Residence at enlistment: Williams, Iowa (Hamilton co.)
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