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Technician Fifth Grade · U.S. Army

Lewis R. Hall

Technician Fifth Grade Lewis R. Hall, Army, received the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on January 10, 1943 in Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II.

World War II January 10, 1943Posthumous

Technician Fifth Grade Lewis R. Hall was a soldier in the U.S. Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on January 10, 1943 in Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. At the time he was serving with Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Hall was 47 years old.

Hall was killed in the action for which his medal was awarded. 2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.

Hall was born on March 2, 1895 in Bloom, Scioto County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. He is buried at Glenrest Memorial Estate in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Hall is one of 474 Medal of Honor recipients from World War II and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Gave Their Lives

Official Medal of Honor citation

For gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. As leader of a machine-gun squad charged with the protection of other battalion units, his group was attacked by a superior number of Japanese, his gunner killed, his assistant gunner wounded, and an adjoining guncrew put out of action. Ordered to withdraw from his hazardous position, he refused to retire but rushed forward to the idle gun and with the aid of another soldier who joined him and held up the machine gun by the tripod to increase its field of action he opened fire and inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy. While so engaged both these gallant soldiers were killed, but their sturdy defense was a decisive factor in the following success of the attacking battalion.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Wounds and death in action

  • Killed in action during the act for which the medal was awarded (January 10, 1943).
  • Age at death: 47
  • Resting place: Glenrest Memorial Estate

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: World War II.

Places

  • Born: Bloom Township — map
  • Died: Mount Austen — map

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Timeline

  1. March 2, 1895
    Born in Bloom, Scioto County, Ohio
  2. January 10, 1943
    Act of valor — Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
    Age 47. Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division Killed in action.
  3. Resting place
    Glenrest Memorial Estate
    Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Biography

Lewis R. Hall (March 2, 1895 – January 10, 1943) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

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Also honored for actions on January 10, 1943

William Grant Fournier Sergeant · Army World War II · 1943 ✦ Howard Walter Gilmore Commander · Navy World War II · 1943 ✦

More World War II recipients from Ohio

Donald Arthur Gary Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy World War II · 1945 ED Emile Deleau Jr. Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦ Robert Raymond Scott Machinist's Mate First Class · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ Robert Craig Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1943 ✦ Leonard Foster Mason Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1944 ✦ William Edward Metzger Jr. Second Lieutenant · Air Force World War II · 1944 ✦
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.