Medal of Honor
1918-06-11
Bois de Belleau, France
- Rank at action
- Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Naval Reserve Force
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Medical Corps, attached to 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines
The Citation
Sources ↓For extraordinary heroism while serving with the 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in France during the attack in the Boise de Belleau, 11 June 1918. While under heavy fire of high explosive and gas shells in the town of Lucy, where his dressing station was located, Lt. Petty attended to and evacuated the wounded under most trying conditions. Having been knocked to the ground by an exploding gas shell which tore his mask, Lt. Petty discarded the mask and courageously continued his work. His dressing station being hit and demolished, he personally helped carry Capt. Williams, wounded, through the shellfire to a place of safety.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Orlando Henderson Petty — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002984
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b8b35d5d2596ab0a2725ebe505f1a1cdefa7b28c93cf62f2778add07fc05bf96
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile identifies U.S. Naval Reserve Force service; the broader legacy Navy form remains preserved in provenance and comparison evidence.