Medal of Honor
September 26, 1918
near Bois-de-Cheppy, France
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company D, 363d Infantry, 91st Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓While making his way through a thick fog with his automatic rifle section, his advance was halted by direct and unusual machinegun fire from 2 guns. Without aid, he at once dashed through the fire and, attacking the nest, killed 2 of the gunners, 1 of whom was an officer. This prompt and decisive hand-to-hand encounter on his part enabled his company to advance farther without the loss of a man.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Chester Howard West — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000352
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 34
- Entered service at
- Los Banos, Calif.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 629fddace4951001efc72acabb7f7f9d8463d8fd41adf96e358547c0ce39339a
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.