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SGT Claude Vernon Hart

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SGT Claude Vernon Hart

Birth
Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Death
11 Apr 1938 (aged 42)
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
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Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Soldiers Circle #339
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Received the Distinguished Service Cross. Sergeant Claude V. Hart, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, A E F. near Sergy, France July 28, 1918. Sergeant Hart coolly and with utter disregard of danger led his platoon against enemy machine-gun emplacements. Four of the foe were captured, together with their two machine-guns, which he turned and operated on the retreating Germans until he was severely wounded. Contributor Barry C.
Received the Distinguished Service Cross. Sergeant Claude V. Hart, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, A E F. near Sergy, France July 28, 1918. Sergeant Hart coolly and with utter disregard of danger led his platoon against enemy machine-gun emplacements. Four of the foe were captured, together with their two machine-guns, which he turned and operated on the retreating Germans until he was severely wounded. Contributor Barry C.

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  • Created by: Donna Gash
  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31776821/claude_vernon-hart: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Claude Vernon Hart (27 Apr 1895–11 Apr 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31776821, citing Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Donna Gash (contributor 47037635).