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Congressional Medal of
Honor
Greenville County, South Carolina Genealogy
Trails
*Indicates posthumous award
George Wells Batson, corporal.
Company A, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near
Bellicourt. France, September 28, 1918. With absolute
disregard for his personal safety, be went 300 yards beyond the
front line in full view of the enemy and under heavy
machine-gun fire, and brought back a wounded soldier. Residence at
enlistment: 404 Pinkney Street, Greenville, S. C.
Roe Bradley (Army serial No.
1311107), private. Company F, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action near Brancourt, France. October 8,1918. When
a party of 25 of the enemy threatened the advance by machine-gun
fire from a sunken road. Pvt. Bradley, who was ahead of the front
line, quickly got his automatic rifle into action and by
well-directed enfilading act killed a large number of the enemy,
capturing the remainder. His timely act prevented an interruption of
the attack. Residence at enlistment: Glendale, S. C.
Elliott R. Harbin, private,
first class, Company C, 105th Field Signal Battalion. For
extraordinary heroismi in action near Bellicourt, France. September
29, 1918 While assisting a party in laying a telephone line, Pvt.
Harbin was seriously wounded, but refused to be evacuated and
continued his work throughout the day under heavy shell fire. He
also assisted in giving first aid to the wounded under
fire. Residence at enlistment: Greenville. S.C.
Melvin N. Hardin (Army serial
No. 1312188), private, Company I, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 23 - 27, 1918.
During four days of operations and under unusually adverse
conditions. Pvt. Hardin, acting as company runner, repeatedly
carried messages from company headquarters to the front line, over
open ground, subjected to shell and direct machine-gun fire.
With practically no food or sleep, and showing absolute disregard
fro personal safety, he successfully performed each mission, aiding
materially in the maintenance of liaison and the success of the
attack. Residence at enlistment: Greer, S.C.
Herman Blair McManaway (Army
serial No. 1310006), corporal, Company A, 118th Infantry. For
extraordinary heroism in action near Hargcourt, France, September
26, 1918. Volunteering to act as stretcher bearer, he assisted in
evacuating the wounded during a severe gas shelling. Realizing the
presence of strong gas, he unhesitatingly took off his mask and
placed it on a wounded man whose mask had been shot away, and in so
doing he was badly gassed. It then became necessary to evacuate hin,
but his heroic and timely act saved the life of his
comrade. Residence at enlistment: 211 Leach Street,
Greenville, S.C.
William Edward Wood
(Army serial No. 1311052) private, Company K, 118th Infantry, 30th
Division. For extraordinary heroism in action near the LaSelle
River, France, October 17. 1918. When his squad had become
separated from the company in a dense fog Pvt. Wood immediately
attached himself and his squad to a company in the attacking wave
and continued in the advance. He worked forward with a Lewis gun and
so placed it that he delivered so severe a fire upon an enemy
machine-gun nest that the crew deserted it. He
continued firing until his gun was completely demolished by an
enemy shell. Not daunted by this, Pvt. Wood secured a rifle
and continued to pour the fire of his whole squad upon the
retreating enemy, killing many of them. Residence at
enlistment: Greer, S.C. Back to Greenville County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original ContributorThis is a FREE website. |