Rank: Sergeant
Conflict/Era: World War I
Unit/Command: Company C, 119th Infantry, 30th Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: September 29, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Bellicourt, France
When murderous machine-gun fire at a range of 50 yards had made it impossible for his platoon to advance and had caused the platoon to take cover, Sgt. Adkison alone, with the greatest intrepidity, rushed across the 50 yards of open ground directly into the face of the hostile machine gun, kicked the gun from the parapet into the enemy trench, and at the point of the bayonet captured the three men manning the gun. The gallantry and quick decision of this soldier enabled the platoon to resume its advance.
Accredited to: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: January 4, 1892, Egypt, Shelby County, TN, United States
Died: May 23, 1965, Atoka, TN, United States
Buried: Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery (MH), Atoka, TN, United States
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