Medal of Honor: Lloyd M. Seibert, World War I, September 26, 1918
Though weakened by illness and later wounded in battle, Sergeant Lloyd Seibert never faltered. On the blood-soaked fields of France, he fought, led, and saved others until exhaustion dropped him.
September 26, 2025
Name: Lloyd M. Seibert
Rank: Sergeant
War: World War I
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Unit: Company F, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, U.S. Army
Accredited to: California
Summary of Action
Near Epinonville during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Sgt. Seibert, weakened by illness, refused to leave his platoon. Under relentless shell and machine gun fire, he led his men forward with unshakable courage. Advancing ahead of his company with two fellow soldiers, Seibert charged a German machine gun nest, personally killing one enemy soldier with a shotgun and capturing two others. Wounded in the action, he continued to fight until the order to withdraw, staying with the last elements of his unit and assisting a wounded comrade to safety. Even after nightfall, he volunteered to retrieve the wounded from the battlefield, working until he collapsed from exhaustion. His bravery and selfless devotion under impossible strain exemplified the highest standards of leadership and sacrifice.
Medal of Honor Citation
Suffering from illness, Sgt. Seibert remained with his platoon and led his men with the highest courage and leadership under heavy shell and machinegun fire. With 2 other soldiers he charged a machinegun emplacement in advance of their company, he himself killing one of the enemy with a shotgun and capturing 2 others. In this encounter he was wounded, but he nevertheless continued in action, and when a withdrawal was ordered he returned with the last unit, assisting a wounded comrade. Later in the evening he volunteered and carried in wounded until he fainted from exhaustion.
