U.S. Army
Funk, Jesse N.ConflictWorld War I
Year of Action1918
Unit/CommandCompany L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
HometownNew Hampton, Missouri
Citation
Learning that 2 daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man’s Land and were unable to return, Pfc. Funk and another stretcher bearer, upon their own initiative, made 2 trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued 2 wounded officers.
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