Richard W. O’Neill-Hawthorne, NY
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action on the Ourcq River, France on July 30, 1918. He is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne NY in Section 22, Plot 22, Grave 19.
Waymark Code: WMWQ36
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2017
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He was born on August 28, 1898 in Manhattan NY and died on April 9, 1982 in Hawthorne NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: O'NEILL, RICHARD W.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 165th Infantry, 42d Division. Place and Date: On the Ourcq River, France, 30 July 1918. Entered Service At: New York, N.Y. Birth: New York, N.Y. G. O. No.: 30, W.D., 1921.
Citation:
In advance of an assaulting line, he attacked a detachment of about 25 of the enemy. In the ensuing hand-to-hand encounter he sustained pistol wounds, but heroically continued in the advance, during which he received additional wounds: but, with great physical effort, he remained in active command of his detachment. Being again wounded, he was forced by weakness and loss of blood to be evacuated, but insisted upon being taken first to the battalion commander in order to transmit to him valuable information relative to enemy positions and the disposition of our men.
Armed Service: Army
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