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Thomas L. Hall
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Thomas Lee Hall (January 8,1895–October 8, 1918) was a S.C. National Guard Soldier from the 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division serving with the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.
Thomas Lee Hall was born in Fort Mill, South Carolina in 1895 and died October 8, 1918, near Montbrehain, France. He is buried in Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, South Carolina. His gravesite is located in the World War I plot.
A native of Fort Mill, Tom Hall was born Jan. 8, 1895, the son of William Lee Hall and Frances Coble Hall. He had an older brother, George and a younger sister, Lila.
Lee Hall, Tom's father, operated a grocery store on Main Street and a farm while serving as mayor of Fort Mill. Tom helped out in the store until 1908 when his father gave up merchandising to manage the Springfield farm north of town. The family moved into the historic home, built in 1806, by John Springs III.
Tom was a member of Fort Mill's National Guard, Co. G in July 1916 when the unit was sent to the Mexican border to protect American citizens and property from raids by Poncho Villa and his forces. His sister, Lila Hall Eubanks, later recalled, "Tom enjoyed this. There was little fighting and a relaxed atmosphere."
It was a different story when Company G, led by Captain S. W. Parks, left Fort Mill to join the Old Hickory Division at Camp Sevier in Greenville during October 1917. The men knew they were on their way to World War I's bloody western front. They departed from New York, NY on May 11, 1918. They landed in Calais, France, on May 24, 1918.
The first combat action of the 30th Division came when the soldiers faced the German Hindenburg Line on Aug. 31, 1918. For a month they traded shots with the Germans and then on Sept. 29, the division "plowed its way with shot and shell through that series of German forts, hitherto considered impregnable."
In the next three weeks, Sept. 29 to Oct. 20, the 30th Infantry Division captured 98 German officers and 3,750 enlisted men.
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