The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
HILTON,
RICHMOND HOBSON
Rank and organization:
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: At
Brancourt, France, 11 October 1918. Entered service at: Westville, S.C. Born:
8 October 1898, Westville, S.C. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
While Sgt. Hilton's company was advancing through the village of
Brancourt it was held up by intense enfilading fire from a machinegun. Discovering that
this fire came from a machinegun nest among shell holes at the edge of the town, Sgt.
Hilton, accompanied by a few other soldiers, but well in advance of them, pressed on
toward this position, firing with his rifle until his ammunition was exhausted, and then
with his pistol, killing 6 of the enemy and capturing 10. In the course of this daring
exploit he received a wound from a bursting shell, which resulted in the loss of his arm.
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