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Page 70: Pontiac J. Williams, Jr., private, Company K, 125th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Hill 212, near Sergy, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. He volunteered to go out in front of our lines and bring in a wounded runner. Although he was shot in the face before he reached the runner, he accomplished his mission. Residence at enlistment: Bay Shore, Michigan. (From Michigan in the World War compiled by Charles H. Landrum, M.A. , Edited by George N. Fuller, Ph.D.)