Unit/Command: Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: November 3, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Le Champy Bas, France
Citation
When his battalion, of which he had just taken command, was halted by machine-gun fire from the front and left flank, he picked up the rifle of a dead soldier and, calling on his men to follow, led the advance across a stream, waist deep, in the face of the machine-gun fire. Upon reaching the opposite bank this gallant officer was seriously wounded in the abdomen by a sniper, but before permitting himself to be evacuated he made complete arrangements for turning over his command to the next senior officer, and under the inspiration of his fearless leadership, his battalion reached its objective. Capt. Chiles died shortly after reaching the hospital.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: April 15, 1919
Born: February 5, 1895, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, AR, United States
Died: November 5, 1918, France
Buried: Meuse-Argonne Cemetery (MH) (C-21-23), Romagne Meuse, France