WEST, CHESTER H. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 363d Infantry,
91st Division. Place and date: Near Bois-de-Cheppy, France, 26 September
1918. Entered service at: Los Banos, Calif. Birth: Fort Collins, Colo.
G.O. No.: 34, W.D., 1919. Citation: While making his way through a thick
fog with his automatic rifle section, his advance was halted by direct
and unusual machinegun fire from 2 guns. Without aid, he at once dashed
through the fire and, attacking the nest, killed 2 of the gunners, 1 of
whom was an officer. This prompt and decisive hand-to-hand encounter on
his part enabled his company to advance farther without the loss of a man.
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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