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
Having overcome two machine-gun nests under his skillful leadership, Sgt. Hall's platoon was stopped 800 yards from its final objective by machine-gun fire of particular intensity. Ordering his men to take cover in a sunken road, he advanced alone on the enemy machine-gun post and killed five members of the crew with his bayonet and thereby made possible the further advance of the line. While attacking another machine-gun nest later in the day this gallant soldier was mortally wounded.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Born: 1893, Fort Mill, York County, SC, United States
Died: October 8, 1918, France
Buried: Unity Cemetery (MH), Fort Mill, SC, United States