James C. Dozier

Infobox Military Person
name= James C. Dozier
born= birth date|1885|2|17
died= death date and age|1974|10|24|1885|02|17
placeofbirth= Marion, South Carolina
placeofdeath= Columbia, South Carolina
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant General
unit= 118th Infantry
battles= World War I
awards= Medal of Honor

James C. Dozier (17 February 1885–24 October 1974) a native of South Carolina was a United States Army officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on October 8, 1918 during World War I.

Early life

Dozier was born in Marion, SChttp://www.ngef.org/tier.asp?bid=170] on February 17, 1885.

Military service

Entering service at Rock Hill, SC, he went on to serve in Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division in World War I. Serving as South Carolina's thirteenth Adjutant General, Dozier was a driving force behind the founding of the South Carolina Air National Guard. [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/arng-sc.htm South Carolina Army National Guard ] ] [ [http://www.myetv.org/about_etv/pressroom/releases/Carolina%20Stories/AlwaysFirst.cfm Always First ] ] Dozier was retired a Lieutenant General from the South Carolina National Guard. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7810986 James C. Dozier (1885 - 1974) - Find A Grave Memorial ] ]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: Near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Rock Hill, S.C. Born: 17 February 1885, Galivants Ferry, N.C. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.

Citation:

:In command of 2 platoons, 1st. Lt. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men displaying the highest bravery and skill. When his command was held up by heavy machinegun fire, he disposed his men in the best cover available and with a soldier continued forward to attack a machinegun nest. Creeping up to the position in the face of intense fire, he killed the entire crew with handgrenades and his pistol and a little later captured a number of Germans who had taken refuge in a dugout nearby.

ee also

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

Notes

References

* [http://www.cmohs.org/ Congressional Medal of Honor Society]
*findagrave|7810986 Retrieved on 2007-12-23

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