The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
GUMPERTZ, SYDNEY G.
Rank and Organization: First Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d
Division. Place and Date: In the Bois-de-Forges, France, 29 September 1918. Entered
Service At: Chicago, Ill. Born: 24 October 1879, San Raphael, Calif. G. O.
No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
When the advancing line was held up by machinegun fire, 1st Sgt. Gumpertz left the platoon
of which he was in command and started with 2 other soldiers through a heavy barrage
toward the machinegun nest. His 2 companions soon became casualties from bursting shells,
but 1st Sgt. Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of direct fire from the machinegun,
jumped into the nest and silenced the gun, capturing 9 of the crew.
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