Medal of Honor
November 8, 1918
near Pouilly, France
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company B, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓When volunteers were called for to secure information as to the enemy's position on the opposite bank of the Meuse River, Sgt. Hatler was the first to offer his services for this dangerous mission. Swimming across the river, he succeeded in reaching the German lines, after another soldier, who had started with him, had been seized with cramps and drowned in midstream. Alone he carefully and courageously reconnoitered the enemy's positions, which were held in force, and again successfully swam the river, bringing back information of great value.
Sources & record notes
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- M. Waldo Hatler — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000313
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 74
- Entered service at
- Neosho, Mo.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 57a7c00e39f303e7b7fa28e0f65637685cbbfc2f41020650d30ea93f294abd04
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.