Wilbur E. Colyer, Brooklyn NY
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Don.Morfe
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Verdun, France on October 9, 1918. He was later killed in action. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn NY in Section 2, Site 8588.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2017
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He was born on March 5, 1898 in Brooklyn NY and died on October 10, 1918. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *COLYER, WILBUR E.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Engineers, 1st Division
• Place and date: Near Verdun, France, 9 October 1918
• Entered service at: South Ozone, Long Island, N.Y.
• G.O. No.: 20, W.D., 1919
Citation: Volunteering with 2 other soldiers to locate machinegun nests, Sgt. Colyer advanced on the hostile positions to a point where he was half surrounded by the nests, which were in ambush. He killed the gunner of one gun with a captured German grenade and then turned this gun on the other nests silencing all of them before he returned to his platoon. He was later killed in action.
Armed Service: Army
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