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Sergeant Major Ernest August Janson (August 17, 1878 – May 14, 1930) was a United States Marine who was highly decorated for his heroic actions in World War I. He was awarded both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor, [1] the French Médaille militaire and Croix de Guerre as well as decorations from Italy, Montenegro and Portugal.
Gunnery Sergeant Janson was attempting to organize a position on the north slope of the hill when he saw 12 of the enemy, armed with five light machine guns, crawling toward his group. Giving...
Sergeant Major Ernest August Janson (August 17, 1878 – May 14, 1930) was a United States Marine who was highly decorated for his heroic actions in World War I, receiving both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor and the French Medaille Militaire, as well as decorations from Montenegro, Portugal, and...
Nov 11, 2021 · Sergeant Ernest A. Janson. GySgt Janson, who had served under the alias of Charles F. Hoffman for nearly his entire career with the Marine Corps due to him having once deserted from the Army, was the only enlisted combat awarded Medal of Honor recipient from WWI on active duty at the time.
Apr 15, 2018 · Ernest A Janson, or Charles F Hoffman, died on the 14th of May, 1930 in Long Island, NY, and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn; section Orient Hill. Christof Ambrosch Double Recipient , World War 1
Jun 1, 2018 · U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ernest A. Janson received the Medal of Honor for his actions fighting off a German counterattack at Belleau Wood, France, on June 6, 1918. (Courtesy photo)
Ernest August Janson was born on 17 August 1878 in Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Army from that state, served for nearly a decade before enlisting in the U.S. Marine...
