Ernest Calvin Williams

Ernest Calvin Williams

Infobox Military Person
name= Ernest Calvin Williams
born= Birth date|1877|8|2
died= Death date and age|1940|7|31|1877|8|2
placeofbirth= Broadwell, Illinois
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flag|United States of America
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rank= Lieutenant Colonel|
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battles= Invasion of the Dominican Republic
awards= Medal of Honor Navy Cross Silver Star
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Ernest Calvin Williams (2 August 1887 in Broadwell, Illinois – 31 July 1940) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on 29 November 1916 during the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic. He was later awarded the Navy Cross.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 2 August 1887, Broadwell, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 289, 27 April 1917. Other Navy award: Navy Cross.

Citation:

:In action against hostile forces at San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, 29 November 1916. With only a dozen men available, First Lieutenant Williams rushed the gate of the fortress. With eight of his party wounded by rifle fire of the defenders, he pressed on with four remaining men, threw himself against the door just as it was being closed by the Dominicans and forced an entry. Despite a narrow escape from death at the hands of a rifleman, he and his men disposed of the guards and within a few minutes had gained control of the fort and the hundred prisoners confined there. [G.O. Navy Department, No. 289, April 27, 1917.]

Notes

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

:Marine Corps
*cite web
url=http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/0/0000033ba9f47a7385255fa600565bd9?OpenDocument
accessdate=2006-12-29
archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070305080114/www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/0000033ba9f47a7385255fa600565bd9?OpenDocument
archivedate=2007-03-05
title=1stLt Ernest C. Williams, Medal of Honor, 1917, Dominican Republic (Medal of Honor citation)
work=Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor
publisher=United States Marine Corps

*cite web
url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/dominic.html
accessdate=2006-12-29
title=Medal of Honor Recipients — Dominican Campaign
publisher=United States Army

*cite web
url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/williams_ernest_il.html
accessdate=2006-12-29
title=Ernest Calvin Williams
publisher=HomeofHeroes.com

*findagrave|7865191 Retrieved on 2007-10-09.

Persondata
NAME= Williams, Ernest Calvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 2 August 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH= Broadwell, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH= 31 July 1940
PLACE OF DEATH=


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