Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, Number 126, War Department, November 11, 1919 Page: 27
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OREGON-PENNSYLVANIA-SOUTH CAROLINA. 27
up the steep slope ahead, this officer mounted the canal bank and called for his
men to follow. Plunging in, he swam across the canal under fire from the
enemy, followed by his men. Inspiring his men by his example of gallantry,
he led them up the slope, joining his hard-pressed platoons in front. By his
personal leadership he forced the enemy back for more than a kilometer, over-
coming machine-gun nests and capturing a hundred prisoners, whose number
exceeded that of the men in his command. The exceptional courage and leader-
ship displayed by Capt. Allworth made possible the reestablishment of a bridge-
head over the canal and the successful advance of other troops. Address: Care
of The Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D. C. Entered military
service from Oregon.
PENNSYLVANIA.
* James I. Mestrovitch, sergeant, Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the aUll of duty in
action with the enemy at Fismette, France, August 10, 1918. Seeing his com-
pany commander lying wounded 30 yards in front of the line after his company
had withdrawn to a sheltered position behind a stone wall, Sergt. Mestrovitch
voluntarily left cover and crawled through heavy machine-gun and shell fire
to where the officer lay. He took the officer upon his back and crawled back to
a place of safety, where he administered first-aid treatment, his exceptional
heroism saving the officer's life. Emergency address: George Devick, cousin,
702 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Residence at enlistment: Pittsburgh, Pa.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
James C. Dozier, first lieutenant, Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty
in action with the enemy near Montbrehain, France, October 8, 1918. In com-
mand of two platoons, Lieut. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder
early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men, displaying the highest
bravery and skill. When his command was held up by heavy machine-gun
fire he disposed his men in the best cover available and with a soldier continued
forward to attack a machine-gun nest. Creeping up to the position in the face
of intense fire, he killed the entire crew with hand grenades and his pistol and
a little later captured a number of Germans, who had taken refuge in a dugout
near-by. Residence at appointment: 524 Asnafrel Street, Rock Hill, S. C.
Garey Evans Foster, sergeant, Company F, 118th Infantry, 80th Division.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty
in action with the enemy near Montbrehain, France, October 8, 1918. When
his company was held up by violent machine-gun fire from a sunken road, Sergt.
Poster, with an officer, went forward to attack the hostile machine-gun nests.
The officer was wounded, but Sergt. Foster continued on alone in the face of
heavy fire and by effective use of hand grenades and his pistol killed several
of the enemy and captured 18. Residence at enlistment: Inman, S. C.
*Thomas Lee Hall, sergeant, Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty
in action with the enemy near Montbrehain, France, October 8, 1918. Having
overcome two machine-gun nests under his skillful leadership, Sergt. Hall's
platoon was stopped 800 yards from its final objective by machine-gun fire of
particular intensity. Ordering his men to take cover in a sunken road, he
advanced alone on the enemy machine-gun post and killed five members of
the crew with his bayonet and thereby made possible the further advance of
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United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, Number 126, War Department, November 11, 1919, book, 1920; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc276268/m1/29/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.