Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
World War I - U.S. Army
Frank J Bart
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: World War I
- Unit/Command:
Company C, 9th Infantry,
2d Division - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 3, 1918
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Medeah Ferme, France
Citation
Pvt. Bart, being on duty as a company runner, when the advance was held up by machine-gun fire voluntarily picked up an automatic rifle, ran out ahead of the line, and silenced a hostile machine-gun nest, killing the German gunners. The advance then continued, and when it was again hindered shortly afterward by another machine-gun nest this courageous soldier repeated his bold exploit by putting the second machine gun out of action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 9, 1919
Chaumont, France - presented by General John J. Pershing - Born: April 15, 1883, New York, NY, United States
- Died: March 31, 1961
- Buried: Flower Hill Cemetery (MH) (25-6), North Bergen, NJ, United States