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Matej Kocak
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
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Date of Birth: Dec 31, 1882 at
Place of Birth: Gbely, Austria
Entered Service At: New York, NY
Date/Place Of Action: Jul 18, 1918 - Soissons, France
Unit: 66th Company, 5th Regiment, 2d Divison
Date of Award: Feb 18, 1919 (Army) - Nov 11, 1920 (Navy)
Date of Death: Oct 04, 1918 (Killed In Action)
Place of Burial: Meuse Argonne Cemetery - Romagne Meuse, France
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Synopsis: Without covering fire, alone, he
attacked and captured an enemy machinegun nest. Then he organized 25 French colonial
soldiers, separated from their unit, and captured a second machinegun nest.
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John Joseph Kelly
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
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Date of Birth: Jun 24, 1898
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL
Entered Service At: Chicago, IL
Date/Place Of Action: Oct 3, 1918 - Blanc Mont Ridge, France
Unit: 78th Company, 6th Regiment, 2d Division
Date of Award: Mar 17, 1919 at Coblenz, France by Gen. John J. Pershing
Date of Death: Nov 20, 1957
Place of Burial: All Saints Cemetery - Des Plaines, IL
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Synopsis: Ran 100 yards in advance of the lines
through a barrage of friendly fire, attacking and destroying an enemy machinegun nest and
returning to his lines with eight prisoners.
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John Henry Pruitt
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
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Date of Birth: Oct 04, 1896
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, AR
Entered Service At: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place Of Action: Oct 03, 1918 - Blanc Mont Ridge, France
Unit: 78th Company, 6th Regiment, 2d Division
Date of Award: May 10, 1919
Date of Death: Oct 04, 1918 (Killed In Action)
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Synopsis: After single-handedly attacking and
destroying two machinegun nests, he captured 40 enemy prisoners in a dugout. Shortly
after his heroic actions he was killed by shellfire while sniping at the enemy.
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