Harold W. Roberts-Lorraine, France
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action in the Montrebeau Woods, France on October 4, 1918. He was killed in action. He is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Department de la Meuse, Lorraine, France in Section B, Row 45, Grave 36.
Waymark Code: WMXC39
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 12/24/2017
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He was born on October 14, 1895 in San Francisco, CA and died on October 6, 1918 in Deville, Champagne-Ardenne, France. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *ROBERTS, HAROLD W.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army Company A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps
• Place and date: In the Montrebeau Woods France 4 October 1918
• Entered service at: San Francisco, Calif.
• G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919
Citation: Cpl. Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his tank into a clump of bushes to afford protection to another tank which had become disabled. The tank slid into a shell hole, 10 feet deep, filled with water, and was immediately submerged. Knowing that only 1 of the 2 men in the tank could escape, Cpl. Roberts said to the gunner, "Well, only one of us can get out, and out you go," whereupon he pushed his companion through the back door of the tank and was himself drowned.
Armed Service: Army
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