Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
World War I - U.S. Army
Reidar Waaler
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: World War I
- Unit/Command:
Company A, 105th Machine-Gun Battalion,
27th Division - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 27, 1918
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Ronssoy, France
Citation
In the face of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, he crawled forward to a burning British tank, in which some of the crew were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing two men. Although the tank was then burning fiercely and contained ammunition which was likely to explode at any time, this soldier immediately returned to the tank and, entering it, made a search for the other occupants, remaining until he satisfied himself that there were no more living men in the tank.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 4, 1919
Chaumont, France, presented by Gen. John J. Pershing.
- Born: February 12, 1894, Christiana (now Oslo), Norway
- Died: February 5, 1979, Palm City, FL, United States
- Buried: Forest Hills Memorial Park (MH) ((5-H), Palm City, FL, United States