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Born:
July 17, 1892
(Butler County, Alabama)
Entered Service:
Flomaton, Alabama
Branch: U.S.
Army
Duty: World War I
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Near Breuvannes, France, 28 July 1918
Photo
Courtesy of HomeOfHeroes.com
Sidney E. Manning
Corporal,
U.S. Army
Company G, 167th Infantry, 42nd Division |
Article Courtesy of DefenseWatch
Citation: When his platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River, Corporal MANNING took command of his platoon, which was near the center of the attacking line. Though himself severely wounded he led forward the thirty-five men remaining in the platoon and finally succeeded in gaining a foothold on the enemy's position, during which time he had received more wounds and all but seven of his men had fallen. Directing the consolidation of the position, he held off a large body of the enemy only fifty yards away by fire from his automatic rifle. He declined to take cover until his line had been entirely consolidated with the line of the platoon on the front when he dragged himself to shelter, suffering from nine wounds in all parts of the body.
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