Edward C. Allworth: Medal of Honor Citation

Rank at action: Captain
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: World War I
Unit or command: 60th Infantry, 5th Division
Presentation date: December 31, 1919

The Citation

While his company was crossing the Meuse River and canal at a bridgehead opposite Clery-le-Petit, the bridge over the canal was destroyed by shell fire and Capt. Allworth's command became separated, part of it being on the east bank of the canal and the remainder on the west bank. Seeing his advance units making slow headway up the steep slope ahead, this officer mounted the canal bank and called for his men to follow. Plunging in he swam across the canal under fire from the enemy, followed by his men. Inspiring his men by his example of gallantry, he led them up the slope, joining his hard-pressed platoons in front. By his personal leadership he forced the enemy back for more than a kilometer, overcoming machinegun nests and capturing 100 prisoners, whose number exceeded that of the men in his command. The exceptional courage and leadership displayed by Capt. Allworth made possible the re-establishment of a bridgehead over the canal and the successful advance of other troops.

Sources & record notes

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Edward C. Allworth — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-30
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-001946
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-30
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original): 16
Later or highest recorded rank: Major
Entered service at: Corvallis, Oreg.
Archive transcription SHA-256: d74ff3a365ab5c772c5d42f4cc62b9abe69db71da9bea3acf625ea9743af35d8

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current profile supplies rank at time of action as Captain; the inherited rank field remains preserved as None. The current profile records later or highest rank Major; it is stored separately from rank at time of action. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved. The current authoritative profile classifies the action under World War I; the inherited unclassified value remains preserved in the audit record.