His citation reads: "The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Henry H. Hall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Voormezele, Belgium, 31 August 1918. When the carrier of a Lewis gun crew was killed, Private Hall took his place; and ammunition becoming exhausted, volunteered to go for a new supply, under heavy fire. Wounded while on this mission, he opened fire on the enemy with his rifle, engaging a hostile patrol until he was mortally wounded by a second bullet." When his body was recovered, it was found surrounded by eight dead German soldiers; Hall was clutching an empty rifle. For this action he was also awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
Home of record: Lumber Bridge, NC.
His citation reads: "The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Henry H. Hall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Voormezele, Belgium, 31 August 1918. When the carrier of a Lewis gun crew was killed, Private Hall took his place; and ammunition becoming exhausted, volunteered to go for a new supply, under heavy fire. Wounded while on this mission, he opened fire on the enemy with his rifle, engaging a hostile patrol until he was mortally wounded by a second bullet." When his body was recovered, it was found surrounded by eight dead German soldiers; Hall was clutching an empty rifle. For this action he was also awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
Home of record: Lumber Bridge, NC.
Family Members
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Robert Erwin "Earl" Hall Sr
1898–1988
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James Albert Hall
1900–1957
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Vida Cornelia Hall Wallace
1903–1993
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Edna Lee Hall Beard
1905–1990
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Richard Balmon Hall Sr
1907–2000
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LTC Walter Worth Hall
1909–1992
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Amos Earlman "Earl" Hall
1911–2000
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Wilma Joyce Hall Faircloth
1913–2006
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Leslie Lorraine Hall
1915–2002
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Lonnie Benjamin Hall
1917–1999
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Hersey Herbert Hall
1920–2003
