Unit/Command: Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: August 10, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fismette, France
Citation
Seeing his company commander lying wounded 30 yards in front of the line after his company had withdrawn to a sheltered position behind a stone wall, Sgt. Mestrovitch voluntarily left cover and crawled through heavy machine-gun and shell fire to where the officer lay. He took the officer upon his back and crawled to a place of safety, where he administered first-aid treatment, his exceptional heroism saving the officer's life.
Medal of Honor Recipient James I. Mestrovitch
Additional Details
Accredited to: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: 1922
Born: May 22, 1894, Crna Cora, Yugoslavia
Died: November 4, 1918, France
Buried: Cemetery near Sveti Jovan Church, Crna Gora, Yugoslavia