Medal of Honor
1944-11-16
near Hamich, Germany
- Rank at action
- Technical Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- Company C, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
- Presentation date
- May 30, 1945
The Citation
Sources ↓For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 16 November 1944, in Germany. T/Sgt. Lindsey assumed a position about 10 yards to the front of his platoon during an intense enemy infantry-tank counterattack, and by his unerringly accurate fire destroyed 2 enemy machinegun nests, forced the withdrawal of 2 tanks, and effectively halted enemy flanking patrols. Later, although painfully wounded, he engaged 8 Germans, who were reestablishing machinegun positions, in hand-to-hand combat, killing 3, capturing 3, and causing the other 2 to flee. By his gallantry, T/Sgt. Lindsey secured his unit's position, and reflected great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Jake William Lindsey Sr. — current recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-25
current identity, service, rank, unit, action metadata, and recipient-profile citation match
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000180
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-25
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 43
- Entered service at
- Lucedale, Miss.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 11d62b78dfae8d2b3f71fa86eb7ae0505b122eaab0bed4a2b84e1c3b757f2b54
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered-profile variants and editorial normalizations are documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the name and distinguishes Technical Sergeant at action from the later rank of Second Lieutenant. Company C detail is added. Legacy full citation text and row provenance retained; General Order comparison remains pending.