Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Lieutenant General SCARNG)
Conflict/Era: World War I
Unit/Command: Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 8, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Montbrehain, France
Citation
In command of two platoons, 1st Lt. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men, displaying the highest bravery and skill. When his command was held up by heavy machine-gun fire, he disposed his men in the best cover available and with a soldier continued forward to attack a machine-gun nest. Creeping up to the position in the face of intense fire, he killed the entire crew with hand grenades and his pistol and a little later captured a number of Germans who had taken refuge in a dugout nearby.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 21, 1919 Southwest of Teille, France, presented By Gen. John J. Pershing
Born: February 17, 1885, Galivants Ferry, Horry County, SC, United States
Died: October 24, 1974, Columbia, SC, United States
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery (MH) (210-4) , Columbia, SC, United States
Location of Medal:
South Carolina Military Museum, Columbia, SC