Berger Holton Loman (24 August 1886 – 9 May 1968) was a

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soldier, assigned to Company H, 132d Infantry, 33d Division. Born in

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, he received the

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for his actions near

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Communes of Meuse (departme ...

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, on October 9, 1918, during

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Medal of Honor citation

*Rank and organization:

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, Company H, 132d Infantry, 33d Division. *Place and date: Near

Communes of Meuse (departme ...

, 9 October 1918. *Entered service at:

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. *Born. 24 August 1886,

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, Norway. *

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No. 16. Department of War 1919. Citation

When his company had reached a point within 100 yards /nowiki>30 meters/nowiki> of its objective, to which it was advancing under terrific
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fire, Pvt. Loman voluntarily and unaided made his way forward after all others had taken shelter from the direct fire of an enemy machine gun. He crawled to a flank position of the gun and, after killing or capturing the entire crew, turned the machine gun on the retreating enemy.

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: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loman, Berger 1886 births Norwegian emigrants to the United States United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Norwegian-born Medal of Honor recipients 1968 deaths Burials at Arlington National Cemetery World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor