Dane County WI Archives Military Records.....Slack, Clayton K. 1918 WWI 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 9, 2007, 11:07 pm Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation Clayton K. Slack, private, Company E, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy near Consenvoye, France, October 8, 1918. Observing German soldiers under cover 50 yards away on the left flank, Pvt. Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, single-handed, captured 10 prisoners and 2 heavy-type machine guns, thus saving his company and neighboring organizations from heavy casualties. Residence at enlistment: 1431 Morrison Street, Madison, Wis. 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/wi/dane/military/ww1/other/slack426gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb