Medal of Honor
September 29, 1918
near Ronssoy, France
- Rank at action
- Private First Class
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company G, 108th Infantry, 27th Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓Pfc. Gaffney, an automatic rifleman, pushing forward alone, after all the other members of his squad had been killed, discovered several Germans placing a heavy machinegun in position. He killed the crew, captured the gun, bombed several dugouts, and, after killing 4 more of the enemy with his pistol, held the position until reinforcements came up, when 80 prisoners were captured.
Sources & record notes
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- Frank J Gaffney — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000309
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 20
- Entered service at
- Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f28152582eca048da55dbe568291b503c8dc6f17f135641fee374922495d126c
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