Ralyn M. Hill
{{Infobox military person
|name=Ralyn M. Hill
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1899|5|6}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1977|3|25|1899|5|6}}
|image= Ralyn M. Hill - WWI Medal of Honor recipient.jpg
|caption= Medal of Honor recipient
|nickname=
|birth_place= Lindenwood, Illinois
|death_place= Abilene, Kansas
|placeofburial= Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Kansas
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|allegiance=United States of America
|branch=United States Army
|serviceyears=
|servicenumber= 1381313
|rank= Sergeant
|unit= Company H, 129th Infantry Regiment (United States), 33d Division
|commands=
|battles=World War I
|awards=Medal of Honor
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|laterwork=
}}
Ralyn M. Hill (May 6, 1899 – March 25, 1977) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.{{Cite web|url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=2618|title=Valor awards for Ralyn M. Hill|website=valor.militarytimes.com|access-date=2017-01-02}}
Biography
Hill was born in Lindenwood, Illinois on May 6, 1899, and died March 25, 1977. He is buried in Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Kansas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/27/archives/ralyn-m-hill.html|title=RALYN M. HILL|date=March 27, 1977|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-02}}
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company H, 129th Infantry, 33d Division. Place and date: Near Donnevoux, France, 7 October 1918. Entered service at: Oregon, Ill. Born: 6 May 1899, Lindenwood, Ill. G.O. No.: 34, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
Seeing a French airplane fall out of control on the enemy side of the Meuse River with its pilot injured, Cpl. Hill voluntarily dashed across the footbridge to the side of the wounded man and, taking him on his back, started back to his lines. During the entire exploit he was subjected to murderous fire of enemy machineguns and artillery, but he successfully accomplished his mission and brought his man to a place of safety, a distance of several hundred yards.{{Cite web|publisher = Army of Medal of Honor website
|title = HILL, RALYN M.
|date = 2009-08-03
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025033/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = December 14, 2007
|access-date = 2009-08-17}}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|6380450|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
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Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:United States Army non-commissioned officers
Category:United States Army personnel of World War I
Category:People from Ogle County, Illinois
Category:Military personnel from Illinois
Category:World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor
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