- Calvin John Ward
Infobox Military Person
name=Calvin John Ward
born= birth date|1899|10|30
died= Death date and age|1967|12|15|1899|10|30
caption=Calvin John Ward in his Army uniform
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placeofbirth=Greene County, Tennessee
placeofdeath=Tennessee
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
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rank=Private
unit=U.S. 117th Infantry Regiment
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battles=World War I *Meuse-Argonne Offensive
awards=Medal of Honor Silver Star
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laterwork=Calvin John Ward (
30 October ,1899 –15 December ,1967 ), was a soldier in the United States Army National Guard who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.Biography
Calvin John Ward was born on 30 October in 1899 in
Greene County, Tennessee and lived inMorristown, Tennessee . Karnes entered active duty with theUnited States Army 's117th Regiment from theTennessee National Guard duringWorld War I . On8 October ,1918 during theMeuse-Argonne Offensive , Ward's company was stopped near Estrées,France by a Germanmachine gun position. Ward and SergeantJames Ernest Karnes , deciding they had "had all they could take" of this situation, fixed bayonets, charged and captured the position. This freed their company to advance against German lines in the last major offensive of the war. Both men won theMedal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in this action.Calvin Ward died on 15 December 1967 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery Sullivan, Tennessee.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company D, 117th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: Near Estrees, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Morristown, Tenn. Born: October 1898, Green County, Tenn. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
:During an advance, Pvt. Ward's company was held up by a machinegun, which was enfilading the line. Accompanied by a noncommissioned officer, he advanced against this post and succeeded in reducing the nest by killing 3 and capturing 7 of the enemy and their guns.
ee also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I References
* [http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/4872/Regt_History.html Regimental History & Lineage - 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment]
* [http://greenecountydoughboys.fortunecity.net/ward.htm Greene County Doughboys: Calvin John Ward, Medal of Honor Recipient]
* [http://www.etvma.org/docs/TNMedal.pdf East Tennessee Medal of Honor winners]Persondata
NAME= Ward, Calvin John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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