John C Villepigue-Camden SC
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Vaux-Andigny, France on October 15, 1918. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Camden SC in Section 14.
Waymark Code: WMWRAP
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2017
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He was born on March 29, 1896 in Camden SC and died on April 18, 1943 in Camden SC. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: VILLEPIGUE, JOHN C.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
• Place and date: At Vaux-Andigny, France, 15 October 1918
• Entered service at. Camden, S.C.
• G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919
Citation: Having been sent out with 2 other soldiers to scout through the village of Vaux-Andigny, he met with strong resistance from enemy machinegun fire, which killed 1 of his men and wounded the other. Continuing his advance without aid 500 yards in advance of his platoon and in the face of machinegun and artillery fire he encountered 4 of the enemy in a dugout, whom he attacked and killed with a handgrenade. Crawling forward to a point 150 yards in advance of his first encounter, he rushed a machinegun nest, killing 4 and capturing 6 of the enemy and taking 2 light machineguns. After being joined by his platoon he was severely wounded in the arm.
Armed Service: Army
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