The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
*MESTROVITCH, JAMES I.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army,
Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division. Place and Date: At Fismette, France, 10
August 1918. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Montenegro. G. O.
No.: 20, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
Seeing his company commander Iying wounded 30 yards in front of the line after his company
had withdrawn to a sheltered position behind a stone wall, Sgt. Mestrovitch voluntarily
left cover and crawled through heavy machinegun and shell fire to where the officer lay.
He took the officer upon his back and crawled to a place of safety, where he administered
first-aid treatment, his exceptional heroism saving the officer's life.
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