William Sawelson
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William Sawelson | |
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 Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Born | August 5, 1895 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | October 26, 1918 (aged 23) Grandpré, France |
| Place of burial | Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial Romagne Meuse, France |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917 - 1918 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Company M, 312th Infantry, 78th Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
William Sawelson (August 5, 1895 – October 26, 1918) was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat. The medal was posthumously presented to his father Jacob L. Sawelson at Governors Island.
He is buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon.
Medal of Honor citation
[edit]- Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 312th Infantry, 78th Division.
- Place and date: At Grand-Pre, France, October 26, 1918.
- Entered service at: Harrison, N.J.
- Born: August 5, 1895, Newark, N.J.
- General Orders No.16, War Department, January 22, 1919.
Citation:
- Hearing a wounded man in a shell hole some distance away calling for water, Sgt. Sawelson, upon his own initiative, left shelter and crawled through heavy machinegun fire to where the man lay, giving him what water he had in his canteen. He then went back to his own shell hole, obtained more water, and was returning to the wounded man when he was killed by a machinegun bullet.
See also
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- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- "The United States Army Center of Military History, World War I Medal of Honor recipients". Retrieved 2008-10-11.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1918 deaths
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- American military personnel killed in World War I
- United States Army soldiers
- Military personnel from Newark, New Jersey
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
- World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor
- 20th-century American Jews