World War I Hero
Loater Loyd McKinney
Place of Birth: Dobson, North Carolina
Home of record: Spartanburg, South Carolina
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
World War I Victory Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Loater Loyd McKinney (ASN: 1311144), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Accompanying two comrades, Private McKinney attacked with hand grenades an enemy machine-gun stronghold, containing at least 40 Germans and four machine guns, and forced the enemy to surrender.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 35 (1919)
Action Date: 8-Oct-18
Service: Army
Rank: Private
Company: Company F
Regiment: 118th Infantry Regiment
Division: 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Loater Lloyd McKinney enlisted as a Private in Company F of the 1st Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, on April 13th, 1917, at Spartanburg, South Carolina; served as a Private in Company F of the 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, to April 7th, 1919; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from May 11th, 1918, to March 27th, 1919; honorably discharged on April 7th, 1919.
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II (46542264) • [email protected]
Loater Loyd McKinney
Place of Birth: Dobson, North Carolina
Home of record: Spartanburg, South Carolina
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
World War I Victory Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Loater Loyd McKinney (ASN: 1311144), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Accompanying two comrades, Private McKinney attacked with hand grenades an enemy machine-gun stronghold, containing at least 40 Germans and four machine guns, and forced the enemy to surrender.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 35 (1919)
Action Date: 8-Oct-18
Service: Army
Rank: Private
Company: Company F
Regiment: 118th Infantry Regiment
Division: 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Loater Lloyd McKinney enlisted as a Private in Company F of the 1st Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, on April 13th, 1917, at Spartanburg, South Carolina; served as a Private in Company F of the 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, to April 7th, 1919; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from May 11th, 1918, to March 27th, 1919; honorably discharged on April 7th, 1919.
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II (46542264) • [email protected]
World War I Hero
Loater Loyd McKinney
Place of Birth: Dobson, North Carolina
Home of record: Spartanburg, South Carolina
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
World War I Victory Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Loater Loyd McKinney (ASN: 1311144), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Accompanying two comrades, Private McKinney attacked with hand grenades an enemy machine-gun stronghold, containing at least 40 Germans and four machine guns, and forced the enemy to surrender.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 35 (1919)
Action Date: 8-Oct-18
Service: Army
Rank: Private
Company: Company F
Regiment: 118th Infantry Regiment
Division: 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Loater Lloyd McKinney enlisted as a Private in Company F of the 1st Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, on April 13th, 1917, at Spartanburg, South Carolina; served as a Private in Company F of the 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, to April 7th, 1919; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from May 11th, 1918, to March 27th, 1919; honorably discharged on April 7th, 1919.
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II (46542264) • [email protected]
Loater Loyd McKinney
Place of Birth: Dobson, North Carolina
Home of record: Spartanburg, South Carolina
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
World War I Victory Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Loater Loyd McKinney (ASN: 1311144), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Accompanying two comrades, Private McKinney attacked with hand grenades an enemy machine-gun stronghold, containing at least 40 Germans and four machine guns, and forced the enemy to surrender.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 35 (1919)
Action Date: 8-Oct-18
Service: Army
Rank: Private
Company: Company F
Regiment: 118th Infantry Regiment
Division: 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Loater Lloyd McKinney enlisted as a Private in Company F of the 1st Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, on April 13th, 1917, at Spartanburg, South Carolina; served as a Private in Company F of the 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, to April 7th, 1919; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from May 11th, 1918, to March 27th, 1919; honorably discharged on April 7th, 1919.
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II (46542264) • [email protected]
