Richmond Hobson Hilton-Camden, SC
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Don.Morfe
N 34° 14.004 W 080° 36.726
17S E 535723 N 3788103
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Brancourt-le-Grand, France on October 11, 1918. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Camden SC in Section 14.
Waymark Code: WMWPD6
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2017
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He was born on October 8, 1898 in Westville SC and died on August 13, 1933. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HILTON, RICHMOND H.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
• Place and date: At Brancourt, France, 11 October 1918
• Entered service at: Westville, S.C.
• G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919
Citation: While Sgt. Hilton's company was advancing through the village of Brancourt it was held up by intense enfilading fire from a machinegun. Discovering that this fire came from a machinegun nest among shell holes at the edge of the town, Sgt. Hilton, accompanied by a few other soldiers, but well in advance of them, pressed on toward this position, firing with his rifle until his ammunition was exhausted, and then with his pistol, killing 6 of the enemy and capturing 10. In the course of this daring exploit he received a wound from a bursting shell, which resulted in the loss of his arm.
Armed Service: Army
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