Donald M. Call

Donald M. Call

Donald M. Call, Medal of Honor recipient
Born (1896-11-29)November 29, 1896
Larchmont, New York
Died March 19, 1984(1984-03-19) (aged 87)
Ashes scattered in a flower garden in Bethesda, Maryland
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1917 - 1919
Rank Corporal
Unit 344th Battalion, Tank Corps
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Medal of Honor
Drawing showing Donald Call rescuing a soldier as described, from 1919.

Donald Marshall Call (November 29, 1896–March 19, 1984) was a United States Army soldier during World War I who received the Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

During an operation against enemy machinegun nests west of Varennes, Cpl. Call was in a tank with an officer when half of the turret was knocked off by a direct artillery hit. Choked by gas from the high-explosive shell, he left the tank and took cover in a shellhole 30 yards away. Seeing that the officer did not follow, and thinking that he might be alive, Cpl. Call returned to the tank under intense machinegun and shell fire and carried the officer over a mile under machinegun and sniper fire to safety.[1]

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References

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Inline
  1. ↑ "Medal of Honor recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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