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Phillip Carl Katz |
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Engagements: • World War I (1914 - 1918) |
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Phillip Carl Katz Sergeant, U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipient World War I Sergeant Phillip Carl Katz (12 December 1889 - 29 October 1987) was a U.S. Army soldier who received the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during World War I. Medal of Honor Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 363rd Infantry, 91st Division. Place and date: Near Eclisfontaine, France, 26 September 1918. Citation: After his company had withdrawn for a distance of 200 yards on a line with the units on its flanks, Sgt. Katz learned that one of his comrades had been left wounded in an exposed position at the point from which the withdrawal had taken place. Voluntarily crossing an area swept by heavy machinegun fire, he advanced to where the wounded soldier lay and carried him to a place of safety. Medals and Awards Medal of Honor Death and Burial Sergeant Phillip Carl Katz died on 29 October 1987. He is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA. |
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Honoree ID: 1781 | Created by: MHOH |
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