Battles/wars World War I Battles and wars World War I Unit 89th Infantry Division Died July 27, 1987 | Name Harold Furlong Rank Colonel Awards Medal of Honor | |
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Born August 1, 1895
Pontiac, Michigan ( 1895-08-01 ) Place of burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan | ||
Service/branch United States Army Allegiance United States of America | ||
Harold Arthur Furlong (August 1, 1895—July 27, 1987) was a United States Army First Lieutenant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in France during World War I. After earning the Medal of Honor, he joined the Michigan National Guard, retiring in May 1946.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 353d Infantry, 89th Division. Place and date: Near Bantheville, France, 1 November 1918. Entered service at: Detroit, Mich. Birth: Pontiac, Mich. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919:
Citation: Immediately after the opening of the attack in the Bois-de-Bantheville, when his company was held up by severe machinegun fire from the front, which killed his company commander and several soldiers, 1st. Lt. Furlong moved out in advance of the line with great courage and coolness, crossing an open space several hundred yards wide. Taking up a position behind the line of the machineguns, he closed in on them, one at a time, killing a number of the enemy with his rifle, putting 4 machinegun nests out of action, and driving 20 German prisoners into our lines.