World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on April 19, 1919 for his actions as a sergeant with Company D, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, US Army, on November 1, 1918 near Remonville, France. He enlisted in the US Army in 1918 and was sent to the Western Front in France and saw action at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and the Defensive Sector. He was also awarded the World War I Victory Medal (with three service stars), the French Medallie militaire, the French Croix de guerre (with two palms), the Italian Croce at Merito di Guerra, and the Kingdom of Montenegro Medal for Military Bravery. Following the war, he returned to the US in 1919 and played semi-professional baseball in Wyoming and North Carolina. He then became a contact representative for the Veterans Administration in St. Louis, Missouri. He died at the age of 69. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "When the advance of his company was stopped by bursts of fire from a nest of six enemy machineguns, without being discovered, Sergeant Forrest worked his way single-handed to a point within 50 yards of the machinegun nest. Charging, single-handed, he drove out the enemy in disorder, thereby protecting the advance platoon from annihilating fire, and permitting the resumption of the advance of his company."
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on April 19, 1919 for his actions as a sergeant with Company D, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, US Army, on November 1, 1918 near Remonville, France. He enlisted in the US Army in 1918 and was sent to the Western Front in France and saw action at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and the Defensive Sector. He was also awarded the World War I Victory Medal (with three service stars), the French Medallie militaire, the French Croix de guerre (with two palms), the Italian Croce at Merito di Guerra, and the Kingdom of Montenegro Medal for Military Bravery. Following the war, he returned to the US in 1919 and played semi-professional baseball in Wyoming and North Carolina. He then became a contact representative for the Veterans Administration in St. Louis, Missouri. He died at the age of 69. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "When the advance of his company was stopped by bursts of fire from a nest of six enemy machineguns, without being discovered, Sergeant Forrest worked his way single-handed to a point within 50 yards of the machinegun nest. Charging, single-handed, he drove out the enemy in disorder, thereby protecting the advance platoon from annihilating fire, and permitting the resumption of the advance of his company."
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