MALLON, GEORGE H. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, 132d Infantry, 33d Division.
Place and date: In the Bois-de-Forges, France, 26 September 1918. Entered
service at: Minneapolis, Minn. Born: 15 June 1877 Ogden, Kans. G.O. No.:
16, W.D., 1919. Citation: Becoming separated from the balance of his company
because of a fog, Capt. Mallon, with 9 soldiers, pushed forward and attacked
9 active hostile machineguns, capturing all of them without the loss of
a man. Continuing on through the woods, he led his men in attacking a battery
of four 155-millimeter howitzers, which were in action, rushing the position
and capturing the battery and its crew. In this encounter Capt. Mallon
personally attacked 1 of the enemy with his fists. Later, when the party
came upon 2 more machineguns, this officer sent men to the flanks while
he rushed forward directly in the face of the fire and silenced the guns,
being the first one of the party to reach the nest. The exceptional gallantry
and determination displayed by Capt. Mallon resulted in the capture of
100 prisoners, 11 machineguns, four 155-millimeter howitzers and 1 antiaircraft
gun.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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