Denver County CO Archives Military Records.....Chiles, Marcellus H. 1918
WWI 356th Infantry, 89th Division
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Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation
    Marcellus H. Chiles, captain, 356th Infantry, 89th Division. For conspicuous

gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the

enemy near le Champy-Bas, France, November 3, 1918. When his battalion, of which

he had just taken command, was halted by machine-gun fire from the front and

left flank he picked up the rifle of a dead soldier and, calling on his men to

follow, led the advance across a stream, waist deep, in the face of the

machine-gun fire. Upon reaching the opposite bank this gallant officer was

seriously wounded in the abdomen by a sniper, but before permitting himself to

be evacuated he made complete arrangements for turning over his command to the

next senior officer; and under the inspiration of his fearless leadership his

battalion reached its objective. Capt. Chiles died shortly after reaching the

hospital. Emergency address: John Home Chiles, father, 2815 West Thirty-seventh

Avenue, Denver, Colo. Residence at appointment: 2815 West Thirty-seventh Avenue,

Denver, Colo.

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CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

AND THE

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT

Since April 6, 1917

Up to and including

General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11, 1919



COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1920



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