Sydney G. Gumpertz

Medal of Honor Presentation Ceremony - February 9, 1919, at Chaumont, France. General John J. Pershing presided.

• Rank and organization: First Sergeant, United States Army, Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division.
• Place and date: In the Bois-de-Forges, France, September 29, 1918.
• Entered service at: Chicago, Illinois.
• Born: October 24, 1879, San Raphael, California.
• General Orders No.: 16, War Department, 1919.
• Residence at enlistment: 57 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Citation:

When the advancing line was held up by machinegun fire, 1st Sgt. Gumpertz left the platoon of which he was in command and started with 2 other soldiers through a heavy barrage toward the machinegun nest. His 2 companions soon became casualties from bursting shells, but 1st Sgt. Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of direct fire from the machinegun, jumped into the nest and silenced the gun, capturing 9 of the crew.