Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
World War I - U.S. Army
Earl D Gregory
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: World War I
- Unit/Command:
Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry,
29th Division - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 8, 1918
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Bois-de-Consenvoye, France
Citation
With the remark "I will get them," Sgt. Gregory seized a rifle and a trench mortar shell, which he used as a hand grenade, left his detachment of the trench-mortar platoon, and advancing ahead of the infantry, captured a machine gun and three of the enemy. Advancing still farther from the machine-gun nest, he captured a 7.5 centimeter mountain howitzer and, entering a dugout in the immediate vicinity, singlehandedly captured 19 of the enemy.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: October 18, 1897, Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA, United States
- Died: January 6, 1972, Birmingham, AL, United States
- Buried: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park (MH) (18-60), Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
- Location of Medal: Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA
Photo Gallery
