![]() Wounded by shrapnel, both legs, right arm & scalpīois de Ogons, France: "Exposing himself fearlessly to enfilading machine-gun fire from the enemy, Sergeant McAndrews directed the placing of the guns in his section in such positions as to protect the advance of the Infantry and in so doing was fatally wounded. He then continued to lead his squad forward under the artillery and machine-gun fire.” As his own gun became disabled, Corporal Irrgang turned a captured machine gun around and fired one thousand rounds of ammunition, covering the advance of the infantry. He kept his squad together and broke up an enemy machine gun nest, capturing the gunners and guns. “He had been separated from the rest of his platoon near Bellicourt, France, Sept. “Corporal Andrew Irrgang, Machine Gun Co., 120 th Infantry, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the enemy of the United States at Bellicourt, France on September 29, 1918. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Sedan.ĭistinguished-Service Cross, Military Medal ( Great Britain), Croix de Guerre (France) Hospital treatment: Base #5, Paris, Field hospital #26, Noyer, France.ġst Wound, two machine-gun balls in left legĢnd Wound, three machine-gun balls in right thighīattles: Cantigny, Chesprey, Chateau-Thierry, St. Wounded at La Petite Boise October 28 by machine-gun in Argonne Forest. Wounded, Cantigny, April 28, 1918, in left leg by machine-gun. “Cited with Croix de Guerre, July 1, 1918, at Soissons by Marshall Petan, 5th French Army, for services rendered at Soissons with Signal Section of 1st Moroccan(?) Army "After having crawled out alone across a clearing swept by machine-gun fire, armed only with his rifle and bayonet, he succeeded in killing four of the enemy who resisted him, and after having cleaned out several dugouts in the woods, brought in eight prisoners and reported information which permitted breaking up an enemy counter-attack." This was performed under enemy machine-gun fire and in the illumination of enemy flares." After dark Private Martz, with another man, made two trips into the area between the lines bringing a man back each time. These men were in an exceptionally exposed position and had been without assistance for two days. "October 6, 1918, Private Martz learned that two wounded men were lying in a field some distance in advance of the front line. Mihiel, Toul, Savenay, Brest, France, and Greenhut Hospital, New York. ![]() Wounded by shrapnel in his left arm, hospitalized St. In the early part of September 1918, the Australians were transferred to the American front on the edge of the Argonne Forest where they served until October 15 when they were transferred to Metz, where he was wounded and distinguished himself on November 10, 1918.” Heacox began service in the front lines when picking Companies of his Regiment now being with the Australians in Amiens. When orders came for the evacuation of the position only 18 men remained for Heacox to lead. ![]() When he returned to his company with all the commission and noncommissioned officers being killed, there were only 30 men left of the original Co., who had been previously killed and wounded by this German gun nest, who he lead forward, gaining their objective. Wilson of Kirkland, Illinois, who was killed going forward, and put the machine-gun nest out with his rifle. On the day before the armistice was signed on the Metz front, near Bois d’Arville, Private Heacox, put a German machine-gun nest of action taking command of this company, after all his officers and noncommissioned officers had been killed, leading them to their objective. “The distinguished service Cross cited by Major Bell and General Pershing. Harry Williams Heacox, Pvt, Distinguished Service Cross, Marion County, IndianaĬo.
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