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SIDNEY E. MANNING, corporal, Company G, 167th Infantry, 42d Division. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy near Breuvannes, France, July 28, 1918. When his platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River, Corpl. Manning took command of his platoon, which was near the center of the attacking line. Though himself severely wounded, he led forward the 35 men remaining In the platoon, and finally succeeded in gaining a foothold on enemy position, during which time he had received more wounds and all but seven of his men had fallen. Directing the consolidation of the position, he held off a large body of the enemy only 50 yards away by fire from his automatic rifle. He declined to take cover until the line had been entirely consolidated with the line of the platoon on the flank, when he dragged himself to shelter, suffering from nine wounds in all parts of the body. Residence at enlistment: Flomaton, Ala. Source: Congressional Medal of Honor Issued
by the War Department Since April 6, 1917, Transcribed by C. Anthony
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