The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
LOMAN, BERGER
Rank and Organization: Private, U.S. Army,
Company H, 132d Infantry, 33d Division. Place and Date: Near Consenvoye, France, 9
October 1918. Entered Service At: Chicago, Ill. Born: 24 August 1886,
Bergen, Norway. G. O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
When his company had reached a point within 100 yards of its objective, to which it was
advancing under terrific machinegun fire, Pvt. Loman voluntarily and unaided made his way
forward after all others had taken shelter from the direct fire of an enemy machinegun. He
crawled to a flank position of the gun and, after killing or capturing the entire crew,
turned the machinegun on the retreating enemy.
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