Medal of Honor
1918-09-29
Bois-de-Forges, France
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓When the advancing line was held up by machine-gun fire, 1st Sgt. Gumpertz left the platoon of which he was in command and started with two other soldiers through a heavy barrage toward the machine-gun nest. His two companions soon became casualties from bursting shells, but 1st Sgt. Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of direct fire from the machine gun, jumped into the nest, and silenced the gun, capturing nine of the crew.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Sydney G. Gumpertz — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-22
current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000064
- Transcription status
- Current-source full text
- Last source check
- 2026-08-22
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 16
- Entered service at
- Chicago, Ill.
- Accredited to
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Archive transcription SHA-256
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