From Human Events--Guns & Patriots:
Medal of Honor Roll Call
We end WWI month with this gallant fellow from Minnesota
by Robert J. Laplander
06/28/2011
George H. Mallon
Rank and Organization:Captain, U.S. Army, 132d Infantry, 33d Division.
Place and Date of Action:In the Bois-de-Forges, France, 26 September 1918.
Entered Service At:Minneapolis, Minn.
Birth Date and Place of Birth:15 June 1877 Ogden, Kans.
G. O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
Becoming separated from the balance of his company because of a fog, Capt. Mallon, with 9 soldiers, pushed forward and attacked 9 active hostile machineguns, capturing all of them without the loss of a man. Continuing on through the woods, he led his men in attacking a battery of four 155-millimeter howitzers, which were in action, rushing the position and capturing the battery and its crew. In this encounter Capt. Mallon personally attacked 1 of the enemy with his fists. Later, when the party came upon 2 more machineguns, this officer sent men to the flanks while he rushed forward directly in the face of the fire and silenced the guns, being the first one of the party to reach the nest. The exceptional gallantry and determination displayed by Capt. Mallon resulted in the capture of 100 prisoners, 11 machineguns, four 155-millimeter howitzers and 1 antiaircraft gun.
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Robert J. Laplander is a military historian and the the author of 'Finding the Lost Battalion' and other works. You may see his endeavors at www.lulu.com/lostbattalion or: http://bit.ly/kUcnN2
Medal of Honor Roll Call
We end WWI month with this gallant fellow from Minnesota
by Robert J. Laplander
06/28/2011
George H. Mallon
Rank and Organization:Captain, U.S. Army, 132d Infantry, 33d Division.
Place and Date of Action:In the Bois-de-Forges, France, 26 September 1918.
Entered Service At:Minneapolis, Minn.
Birth Date and Place of Birth:15 June 1877 Ogden, Kans.
G. O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
Becoming separated from the balance of his company because of a fog, Capt. Mallon, with 9 soldiers, pushed forward and attacked 9 active hostile machineguns, capturing all of them without the loss of a man. Continuing on through the woods, he led his men in attacking a battery of four 155-millimeter howitzers, which were in action, rushing the position and capturing the battery and its crew. In this encounter Capt. Mallon personally attacked 1 of the enemy with his fists. Later, when the party came upon 2 more machineguns, this officer sent men to the flanks while he rushed forward directly in the face of the fire and silenced the guns, being the first one of the party to reach the nest. The exceptional gallantry and determination displayed by Capt. Mallon resulted in the capture of 100 prisoners, 11 machineguns, four 155-millimeter howitzers and 1 antiaircraft gun.
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Robert J. Laplander is a military historian and the the author of 'Finding the Lost Battalion' and other works. You may see his endeavors at www.lulu.com/lostbattalion or: http://bit.ly/kUcnN2
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