LEMERT, MILO - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company G, 119th Infantry,
30th Division. Place and date: Near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918.
Entered service at: Crossville, Tenn. Birth: Marshalltown, lowa. G.O. No.:
59, W.D., 1919. Citation: Seeing that the left flank of his company was
held up, he located the enemy machinegun emplacement, which had been causing
heavy casualties. In the face of heavy fire he rushed it single-handed,
killing the entire crew with grenades. Continuing along the enemy trench
in advance of the company, he reached another emplacement, which he also
charged, silencing the gun with grenades. A third machinegun emplacement
opened up on him from the left and with similar skill and bravery he destroyed
this also. Later, in company with another sergeant, he attacked a fourth
machinegun nest, being killed as he reached the parapet of the emplacement.
His courageous action in destroying in turn 4 enemy machinegun nests prevented
many casualties among his company and very materially aided in achieving
the objective.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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