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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: May 10, 2011
Caption: Richard William O'Neill
Additional Description: Richard William O'Neill
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor, World War I Rank and Organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 165th Infantry, 42nd Division.
Place and Date: On the Ourcq River, France, 30 July 1918
Citation:
In advance of an assault line, he attacked a detachment of about 25 of the enemy. In the ensuing hand-to-hand encounter he sustained pistol wounds, but heroically continued in the advance, during which he received additional wounds: but, with great physical effort, he remained in active command of his detachment. Being again wounded, he was forced by weakness and loss of blood to be evacuated, but insisted upon being taken first to the battalion commander in order to transmit to him valuable information relative to enemy positions and the disposition of our men.

Submitted: May 17, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p153627
File Size: 0.921 Megabytes

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