Thomas Eugene O’Shea-Bony, France - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

He was born on April 18, 1895 in Manhattan, NY and he was killed in action on September 29, 1918 in Le Catelet, Department de l’Aisne, Picardie, France. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: Thomas Eugene O’Shea
Rank: Corporal
Organization: U.S. Army
Company: Machine Gun Company
Division: 107th Infantry, 27th Division
Born: New York, N.Y.
Departed: Yes
Entered Service At: Summit, N.J.
G.O. Number: 20
Date of Issue: 12/31/1919
Accredited To:
Place / Date: Near Le Catelet, France, 29 September 1918

Citation
Becoming separated from their platoon by a smoke barrage, Cpl. O'Shea, with 2 other soldiers, took cover in a shell hole well within the enemy's lines. Upon hearing a call for help from an American tank, which had become disabled 30 yards from them, the 3 soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy fire from German machineguns and trench mortars. In crossing the fire-swept area Cpl. O'Shea was mortally wounded and died of his wounds shortly afterwards. Photo by guy and posted on findagrave.com.

*SPECIAL EXCEPTION WAYMARK* This category made the decision to approve this waymark based on the research and partnerships between the submitter, Don.Morfe, and individuals who gave permission for their photos of Medal of Honor resting places to be used in this community. Although the vision and philosophy of the Waymarking body is to promote in-person visits and photo documentation, special circumstances can be made on a case-by-case basis such as this submission. We appreciate the fact that Don.Morfe spent over 20 years visiting more than 2,900 Medal of Honor resting places and has documented them in this category with personal photos the past 18 months. He recently took it upon himself to document many more Medal of Honor resting places around the world that he could not visit in person. He reached out to individuals on FindaGrave.com and elsewhere and received permission to use their photos, created write-ups and submitted them here for approval. A compromise was made to allow his submissions here in order to gain a sense of appreciation to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Thank you, Don, for your tireless efforts and contributions to this category and to the Waymarking community!

Armed Service: Army

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