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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: October 31, 2000
Caption: Gy Sgt Fred W. Stockham, Medal of Honor Recipient-Bois du Belleau
Additional Description: He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Union NJ. He was Killed in Acton. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *STOCKHAM, FRED W. (Army Medal) • Rank and organization: Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 96th Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Regiment • Place and date: In Bois-de-Belleau, France, 13-14 June 1918 • Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Citation: During an intense enemy bombardment with high explosive and gas shells which wounded or killed many members of the company, G/Sgt. Stockham, upon noticing that the gas mask of a wounded comrade was shot away, without hesitation, removed his own gas mask and insisted upon giving it to the wounded man, well knowing that the effects of the gas would be fatal to himself. He continued with undaunted courage and valor to direct and assist in the evacuation of the wounded, until he himself collapsed from the effects of gas, dying as a result thereof a few days later. His courageous conduct undoubtedly saved the lives of many of his wounded comrades and his conspicuous gallantry and spirit of self-sacrifice were a source of great inspiration to all who served with him.
Submitted: January 11, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p343833
File Size: 0.054 Megabytes

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