Frank J. Bart

Frank J. Bart
Born (1883-04-15)April 15, 1883
New York City, New York
Died March 31, 1961(1961-03-31) (aged 77)
Place of burial Flower Hill Cemetery
North Bergen, New Jersey
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit 9th Infantry, 2nd Division
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Medal of Honor

Frank J. Bart (April 15, 1883 – March 31, 1961) was a Medal of Honor recipient for World War I.

Born in New York City, he joined the United States Army in Newark, New Jersey, during World War I as a private in Company C, 9th Infantry, 2nd Division. He received the Medal of Honor for bravery near Medeah Ferme, France, on October 3, 1918.

He was buried in Flower Hill Cemetery in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Medal of Honor citation

Pvt. Bart, being on duty as a company runner, when the advance was held up by machine gun fire voluntarily picked up an automatic rifle, ran out ahead of the line, and silenced a hostile machine gun nest, killing the German gunners. The advance then continued, and when it was again hindered shortly afterward by another machine gun nest this courageous soldier repeated his bold exploit by putting the second machine gun out of action.[1]

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