Samuel Woodfill was a major in the United States Army. He was a veteran of the Philippine–American War, World War I, and World War II. During an offensive in October 1918, he single-handedly neutralized three German machine gun emplacements while suffering under the effect of mustard gas, and was able to successfully lead his men safely back to the American lines without casualties. Woodfill was considered to be one of America’s most decorated soldiers in World War I. He received the Medal of Honor, the French Légion d’honneur in the degree of Chevalier, the French Croix de guerre, the Montenegrin Order of Prince Danilo I in the degree of Knight and the Italian Croce al Merito di Guerra among other awards.
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