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Charles
Seagraves
July 4, 1894

–

November 28, 1965

Cemetery:

Grove Hill Memorial Park

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    7th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 15, 1918
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant Charles Seagraves (ASN: 241692), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on July 15, 1918, Sergeant Seagraves was in command of the right flank platoon of Company F at Fossoy, France, in the Gland sub-sector which was attacked by a greatly superior force of the enemy on the flank, and practically wiped out. Sergeant Seagraves on his way back to his Company Post of Command, being once captured, but killing his captors and escaping, upon reporting at the Company Post of Command, he was placed in command of a force of about 100 men which he led with the greatest intelligence and coolness, driving the enemy back from the right of the sector. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Sergeant]

    Regiment:

    7th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 14 – 15, 1918
    War Department, General Orders 98 (1919)

    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 Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Sergeant] Charles Seagraves (ASN: 241692), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Fossoy, France, July 14 – 15, 1918. During the intense artillery bombardment preceding the second battle of the Marne, Lieutenant Seagraves volunteered to reestablish broken liaison with his company post of command. While carrying messages, he was twice captured by groups of the enemy, but each time he escaped, killing five of his captors. On returning to his platoon’s position and finding that every member of it had been killed or captured, he organized a group of 100 men from his own and other companies, and closed the breach of 500 meters in the line. Shortly afterward he went out alone, and locating an enemy machine-gun, captured the entire crew single-handed.