Name Sydney Gumpertz Rank First sergeant | Awards Medal of Honor Died February 16, 1971 | |
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Born October 24, 1879
San Raphael, California ( 1879-10-24 ) Allegiance United States of America Place of burial Long Island National Cemetery, Babylon, New York, United States Similar People Benjamin Kaufman, George Price Hays, William Sawelson, Alan Louis Eggers, Thomas C Neibaur | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Sydney G. Gumpertz (October 24, 1879 - February 16, 1971) was a United States Army First Sergeant and recipient to the highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — during World War I.
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Awards
Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
When the advancing line was held up by machinegun fire, 1st Sgt. Gumpertz left the platoon of which he was in command and started with 2 other soldiers through a heavy barrage toward the machinegun nest. His 2 companions soon became casualties from bursting shells, but 1st Sgt. Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of direct fire from the machinegun, jumped into the nest and silenced the gun, capturing 9 of the crew.
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