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, No. 126, War Department, November 11,1919 COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY, 1919 Kershaw County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Transcribed by Dena Whitesell *Indicates posthumous award  Richmond H. Hilton, sergeant. Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division.  For conspicuous gallantry and Intrepidity above and beyond the coll of duty  in action with the enemy at Brancourt, France, October 11, 1918. While Sergt. Hilton's company was advancing through the village of Brancourt it was held up by intense enfilading fire from a machine gun. Discovery that this fire came from a machine-gun nest among shell holes at the edge of the town. Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by a few other soldiers, but well in advance of them, pressed on toward this position, firing with his rifle until his ammunition was exhausted, and then with his pistol killing 6 of the enemy and capturing 10. In the course of this daring exploit he received a wound from a bursting shell, which resulted in the loss of his arm. Residence at enlistment:  Westville, S.C. Louis W. Boone (Army serial No. 13124171) private, Company M, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux Andigny, France, October 11, 1918. On duty as a company runner, he carried an important message through an artillery and machine-gun barrage to battalion headquarters.  Starting back through the barrage to the front lines he was wounded, butbelieving he might be needed at the front, attempted to make his way back to his company, displaying unusual fortitude and devotion to duty. Residence at enlistment:  Westville, S.C. Paul K. Sinclair, corporal. Company M, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Vaux-Andigny, France, October 11, 1918. When the advance was checked by fire from enemy machine guns and snipers in a sunken trench, Corpl. Sinclair, crawling and jumping from one shell hole to another, under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, opened tire with his automatic rifle and silenced both the machine-gun post and the snipers.  Residence at enlistment:  Broad Street, Camden, S.C.   Roland Calvin Thomas, corporal, Company M, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action atl Vaux-Andigny, France, October 15, 1918. After being twice wounded be continued to advance with his automatic-rifle squad, leading his men 100 yards under extremely heavy fire. Residence at enlistment: R.F.D. No. 1. Kershaw, S.C. John C. Villepigue, corporal, Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division.  For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyound the call of duty in action with the enemy at Vaux-Andigny, France, October 15, 1918.  Having been sent out with two other soldiers to scout through the villiage of Vaux-Andigny, he met with strong resistance from enemy machine-gun fire, which killed on of his men and wounded the other.  Continuing his advance without aid 500 yards in advance of his platoon and in the face of machine-gun and artillery fire, he encountered four of the enemy in a dugout, whom he attacked and killed with a hand grenade.  Crawling forward to a point of 150 yards in advance of his first encounter, he rushed a machine-gun nexst, killing four and capturing six of the enemy and taking two light machine guns.  After being joined by his platoon he was severely wounded in the arm.  Residence at enlistment:  1517 Lyttleton Street, Camden, S.C.   Back to Kershaw County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor This is a FREE website. If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our South Carolina index page at http://www.genealogytrails.com/scar/index.html Also make sure to visit our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com for much more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other state/county data