Phillip C Katz

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Allegiance United States Unit 91st Division		Name Phillip Katz Rank Sergeant

Born December 12, 1889San Francisco, California ( 1889-12-12 ) Died October 29, 1987, San Francisco, California, United States Awards Medal of Honor, Croix de Guerre, Medaille militaire Similar People Benjamin Kaufman, George Price Hays, William Sawelson, Alan Louis Eggers, Thomas C Neibaur
Service/branch United States Army

Phillip Carl Katz (December 12, 1889 – October 29, 1987) was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 363d Infantry, 91st Division.

Place and date: Near Eclisfontaine, France, 26 September 1918.

Entered service at: San Francisco

Birth: San Francisco

General Orders No.16, War Department, 1919.

Citation:

After his company had withdrawn for a distance of 200 yards on a line with the units on its flanks, Sgt. Katz learned that one of his comrades had been left wounded in an exposed position at the point from which the withdrawal had taken place. Voluntarily crossing an area swept by heavy machine gun fire, he advanced to where the wounded soldier lay and carried him to a place of safety.

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Phillip C. Katz Wikipedia

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