Lloyd Seibert

Infobox Military Person
name= Lloyd M. Seibert
born=birth date|1889|5|23
died= death date and age|1972|10|15|1889|5|23
placeofbirth= Caledonia, Michigan
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Sergeant
commands=
unit=364th Infantry, 91st Division
battles=
awards= Medal of Honor
relations=
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Lloyd M. Seibert (May 23, 1889–October 15, 1972)was a Medal of Honor recipient. He served during World War I for the United States Army.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company F, 364th Infantry, 91st Division. Place and date: Near Epinonville, France, 26 September 1918. Entered service at: Salinas, Calif. Birth: Caledonia, Mich. G.O. No.: 445, W.D., 1919.

Citation:

:Suffering from illness, Sgt. Seibert remained with his platoon and led his men with the highest courage and leadership under heavy shell and machinegun fire. With 2 other soldiers he charged a machinegun emplacement in advance of their company, he himself killing one of the enemy with a shotgun and capturing 2 others. In this encounter he was wounded, but he nevertheless continued in action, and when a withdrawal was ordered he returned with the last unit, assisting a wounded comrade. Later in the evening he volunteered and carried in wounded until he fainted from exhaustion.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

Reference

*cite web
accessdate=2008-08-21
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/worldwari.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = World War I
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

External links

*findagrave|7414228 Retrieved on 2008-07-03

Persondata
NAME= Seibert, Lloyd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= May 23, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH= Caledonia, Michigan
DATE OF DEATH= October 15, 1972
PLACE OF DEATH=