Spartanburg County ScArchives Military Records.....Foster, Garey Evans 1918 WWI 118th Infantry, 30th Division, Co. G ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 9, 2007, 10:38 pm Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation Garey Evans Foster, sergeant, Company F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy near Montbrehain, France, October 8, 1918. When his company was held up by violent machine-gun fire from a sunken road, Sergt. Foster, with an officer, went forward to attack the hostile machine-gun nests. The officer was wounded, but Sergt. Foster continued on alone in the face of heavy fire and by effective use of hand grenades and his pistol killed several of the enemy and captured 18. Residence at enlistment: Inman, S. C. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/spartanburg/military/ww1/other/foster89gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/scfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb