Frank J. Gaffney

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Frank J. Gaffney (ASN: 1214882), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1918, while serving with Company G, 108th Infantry, 27th Division, in action at Ronssoy, France. Private First Class Gaffney, an automatic rifleman, pushing forward alone, after all the other members of his squad had been killed, discovered several Germans placing a heavy machinegun in position. He killed the crew, captured the gun, bombed several dugouts, and, after killing four more of the enemy with his pistol, held the position until reinforcements came up, when 80 prisoners were captured.