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Michael Donaldson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the New York National Guard.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    165th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 14, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 9, March 23, 1923

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Michael Aloyisius Donaldson (ASN: 89868), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 October 1918, while serving with Company I, 165th Infantry, 42d Division, in action at Sommerance and Landres-et St. Georges Road, France. The advance of his regiment having been checked by intense machinegun fire of the enemy, who were entrenched on the crest of a hill before Landres-et St. Georges, his company retired to a sunken road to reorganize their position, leaving several of their number wounded near the enemy lines. Of his own volition, in broad daylight and under direct observation of the enemy and with utter disregard for his own safety, he advanced to the crest of the hill, rescued one of his wounded comrades, and returned under withering fire to his own lines, repeating his splendidly heroic act until he had brought in all the men, six in number.