James C. Dozier

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James C. Dozier
February 17, 1885(1885-02-17) – October 24, 1974 (aged 89)

Place of birth	Marion, South Carolina
Place of death	Columbia, South Carolina
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	118th Infantry
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

James C. Dozier (February 17, 1885–October 24, 1974) a native of South Carolina was a United States Army officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on October 8, 1918 during World War I.

1 Early life
2 Military service
3 Medal of Honor citation
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Early life

Dozier was born in Marion, SC^[1] on February 17, 1885.

[edit] Military service

Entering service at Rock Hill, SC, he went on to serve in Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division in World War I.^[1] Serving as South Carolina's thirteenth Adjutant General, Dozier was a driving force behind the founding of the South Carolina Air National Guard.^[2]^[3] Dozier was retired a Lieutenant General from the South Carolina National Guard.^[4]

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: Near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Rock Hill, S.C. Born: 17 February 1885, Galivants Ferry, N.C. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.

Citation:

In command of 2 platoons, 1st. Lt. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men displaying the highest bravery and skill. When his command was held up by heavy machinegun fire, he disposed his men in the best cover available and with a soldier continued forward to attack a machinegun nest. Creeping up to the position in the face of intense fire, he killed the entire crew with handgrenades and his pistol and a little later captured a number of Germans who had taken refuge in a dugout nearby.