Medal of Honor
October 4, 1918
Argonne Forest, France
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company K, 308th Infantry, 77th Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓He took out a patrol for the purpose of attacking an enemy machinegun which had checked the advance of his company. Before reaching the gun he became separated from his patrol and a machinegun bullet shattered his right arm. Without hesitation he advanced on the gun alone, throwing grenades with his left hand and charging with an empty pistol, taking one prisoner and scattering the crew, bringing the gun and prisoner back to the first-aid station.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Benjamin Kaufman — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000319
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 50
- Entered service at
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 19ee148cb9ef8d49bb8bb9a062d6b382c40ab375f1587f81022e1d027dac58c9
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.