William Sawelson
William Sawelson was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat. The medal was posthumously presented to his father Jacob L. Sawelson at Governors Island.
He is buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon.Medal of Honor citation
- Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 312th Infantry, 78th Division.
- Place and date: At Grand-Pre, France, October 26, 1918.
- Entered service at: Harrison, N.J.
- Born: August 5, 1895, Newark, N.J.
- General Orders No.16, War Department, January 22, 1919.
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