Sergeant James Mestrovitch earned the Medal of Honor in World War I when he crawled through heavy machine gun fire to rescue his company commander, Captain James Williams, saving his life. Honor and remember him!

Born in Serbia, Mestrovitch immigrated to Fresno, California in 1911 and joined the Army in 1916, serving in the expedition against Pancho Villa. He was wounded when he saved Williams’ life and was initially reported as killed in action.

Mestrovitch returned to his unit after several months but was killed in action when his patrol was ambushed, just one week before the end of the War. He is buried in Serbia.

Read his Medal of Honor citation, and honor and remember James Mestrovitch.