Unit/Command: Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 8, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Consenvoye, France
Citation
Observing German soldiers under cover 50 yards away on the left flank, Pvt. Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, singlehandedly, captured 10 prisoners and two heavy-type machine guns, thus saving his company and neighboring organizations from heavy casualties.
Medal of Honor Recipient Clayton K. Slack
Additional Details
Accredited to: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: February 9, 1919 Chaumont, France - presented by General John J. Pershing
Born: February 23, 1896, Plover, Portage County, WI, United States
Died: March 1, 1976
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (34-59), Arlington, VA, United States