The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
WAALER, REIDAR
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army,
Company A, 105th Machine-Gun Battalion, 27th Division. Place and Date: Near
Ronssoy, France, 27 September 1918. Entered Service At: New York, N.Y. Birth:
Norway. G. O. No.: 5, W.D., 1920.
Citation:
In the face of heavy artillery and machinegun fire, he crawled forward to a burning
British tank, in which some of the crew were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing 2 men.
Although the tank was then burning fiercely and contained ammunition which was likely to
explode at any time, this soldier immediately returned to the tank and, entering it, made
a search for the other occupants, remaining until he satisfied himself that there were no
more living men in the tank.
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