Reidar Waaler

Reidar Waaler
Born (1894-02-12)February 12, 1894
Norway
Died February 5, 1979(1979-02-05) (aged 84)
Place of burial Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum Palm City, Florida
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1917 - 1919
Rank Sergeant
Unit Company A, 105th Machine-Gun Battalion, 27th Division
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Medal of Honor

Reidar Waaler (February 12, 1894 – February 5, 1979) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.

Biography

Waaler was born in Norway on February 12, 1894 and died February 5, 1979. He is buried in Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum Palm City, Florida. His grave can be found in the NEAGS section, row A, lot 5.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 105th Machine-Gun Battalion, 27th Division. Place and date: Near Ronssoy, France, 27 September 1918. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth: Norway. G.O. No.. 5, W.D., 1920.

Citation:

In the face of heavy artillery and machinegun fire, he crawled forward to a burning British tank, in which some of the crew were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing 2 men. Although the tank was then burning fiercely and contained ammunition which was likely to explode at any time, this soldier immediately returned to the tank and, entering it, made a search for the other occupants, remaining until he satisfied himself that there were no more living men in the tank.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
  1. ↑ "WAALER, REIDAR". Army of Medal of Honor website. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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