Jesse Nathaniel Funk-Calhan CO
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 01.998 W 104° 18.768
13S E 559478 N 4320696
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Bois-deBantheville, France on October 31, 1918. He is buried Calhan Cemetery in Block 25, Lot 48.
Waymark Code: WMWP1W
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2017
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He was born on August 20, 1898 in New Harrison, CO and died on Mar 21, 1933. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: FUNK, JESSE N.
• Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
• Place and date: Near Bois-deBantheville, France, 31 October 1918
• Entered service at. Calhan, Colo.
• G.O. No.: 20, W.D., 1919
Citation: Learning that 2 daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man's Land and were unable to return, Pfc. Funk and another stretcher bearer, upon their own initiative, made 2 trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued 2 wounded officers.
Armed Service: Army
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