The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
SEIBERT, LLOYD M.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army,
Company F, 364th Infantry, 91st Division. Place and Date: Near Epinonville, France,
26 September 1918. Entered Service At: Salinas, Calif. Birth: Caledonia,
Mich. G. O. No.: 445, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
Suffering from illness, Sgt. Seibert remained with his platoon and led his men with the
highest courage and leadership under heavy shell and machinegun fire. With 2 other
soldiers he charged a machinegun emplacement in advance of their company, he himself
killing one of the enemy with a shotgun and capturing 2 others. In this encounter he was
wounded, but he nevertheless continued in action, and when a withdrawal was ordered he
returned with the last unit, assisting a wounded comrade. Later in the evening he
volunteered and carried in wounded until he fainted from exhaustion.
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