Hennepin County MN Archives Military Records.....Mallon, George H. 1918
WWI 132d Infantry 33d Division
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Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation
  George H. Mallon, captain, 132d Infantry, 33d Division. For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy in the
Bois de Forges, France, September 26, 1918. Becoming separated from the balance of
his company because of a fog, Capt. Mallon, with nine soldiers, pushed forward and
attacked nine active hostile machine guns, capturing all of them without the loss of
a man. Continuing on through the woods, he led his men in attacking a battery of
four 155-millimeter howitzers, which were in action, rushing the position and
capturing the battery and its crew. In this encounter Capt. Mallon personally
attacked one of the enemy with his fists. Later, when the party came upon two more
machine guns, this officer sent men to the flanks while he rushed forward directly
in the face of the fire and silenced the guns, being the first one of the party to
reach the nest. The exceptional gallantry and determination displayed by Capt.
Mallon resulted in the capture of 100 prisoners, 11 machine guns, 4 155-millimeter
howitzers, and 1 antiaircraft gun. Residence at appointment: 1119 Twenty-fifth
Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minn.

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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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