About Samuel M. Sampler
Lived 1895 – 1979 (aged 84). Samuel M. Sampler was an American military personnel.
Samuel M. Sampler (January 27, 1895 – November 19, 1979) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.
Biography Born on January 27, 1895, in Decatur, Texas, He enlisted in the Army from Altus, Oklahoma, and served in Europe as a corporal with Company H of the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division. During an attack near Saint-Étienne-à-Arnes, France, on October 8, 1918, his company's advance was halted and they took heavy casualties from a German machine gun nest. Sampler single-handedly charged the hostile position and silenced it with hand grenades, killing two German soldiers and capturing 28. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor the next year, in 1919.
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Who was Samuel M. Sampler?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Samuel M. Sampler was born on 27 January 1895 in Decatur.
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Samuel M. Sampler died on 19 November 1979.
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Samuel M. Sampler was a military personnel.
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Samuel M. Sampler was American.
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