Unit/Command: Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 5, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Exermont, France
Citation
During the entire day's engagement he operated far in advance of the first wave of his company, voluntarily undertaking most dangerous missions and singlehandedly attacking and reducing machine-gun nests. Flanking one emplacement, he killed two of the enemy with rifle fire and captured 17 others. Later he singlehandedly advanced under heavy fire and captured 27 prisoners, including two officers and six machine guns, which had been holding up the advance of the company. The captured officers indicated the locations of four other machine guns, and he in turn captured these, together with their crews, at all times showing marked heroism and fearlessness.
Medal of Honor Recipient Michael B. Ellis
Additional Details
Accredited to: East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: 1919 Presented by General John J. Pershing
Born: October 28, 1894, St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO, United States
Died: December 9, 1937, Chicago, IL, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (6-9520), Arlington, VA, United States