October 4, 1918(1918-10-04) (aged 35) Blanc Mont Ridge, Champagne, France
Place of burial
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial Romagne, France
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1907–1918
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
5th Marine Regiment
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Soissons
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge †
Awards
Medal of Honor (1 Army, 1 Navy) Silver Star Purple Heart
Matej Kocak (December 3, 1882 – October 4, 1918), a United States Marine Corps sergeant, was posthumously awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor,[1] for "heroism above and beyond the call of duty" in action against the enemy on July 18, 1918. Less than three months after his act of heroism he was killed in action by enemy gunfire in the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge in France while serving as a member of the 66th Company, 5th Regiment.
MatejKocak (December 3, 1882 – October 4, 1918), a United States Marine Corps sergeant, was posthumously awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor...
and Sergeant MatejKocak classes) from civilian shipping lines and converted them. Later ships were purpose-built. The Sergeant MatejKocak class, the second...
Matej Juhart (born 1976), German bobsledder Matej Jurčo (born 1984), Slovak road bicycle racer Matej Kazár (born 1983), Slovak biathlete MatejKocak (1882–1918)...
Bonnyman (T-AK-3003) MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (T-AK-3004) SS Sgt MatejKocak (T-AK-3005) SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006) SS Maj Stephen W. Pless...
(T-AK-4544), MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher USNS Lawrence H. Gianella USNS SGT MatejKocak (T-AK-3005), USNS 1st LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010), MV LTC John U....
Sergeant Louis Cukela, Gunnery Sergeant Ernest A. Janson, and Sergeant MatejKocak each received two Medals of Honor (one from the Navy and one from the...
for same action. John King Navy Water tender Peacetime 1901 and 1909 MatejKocak Marine Corps Sergeant World War I Both awarded for same action. John...
Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans. MatejKocak (1882–1918) Slovak-American World War I Medal of Honor recipient was...
photograph of the recipient wearing his Tiffany Cross. MatejKocak † Marine Corps 18 July 1918 Yes Kocak single-handedly silenced a machine gun nest and led...
Single-handedly attacked a machine gun nest under an artillery barrage MatejKocak † Marine Corps E-05Sergeant south of Soissons, France Jul 18, 1918 Single-handedly...
used Joseph E. Durik – Seaman Apprentice of United States Naval Reserve MatejKocak – Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps; double Medal of Honor recipient...
inventory of the MSC. All three ships were commissioned into the MSC as Sgt. MatejKocak-class dry cargo ships. This article incorporates public domain material...
(1892–1957) – Slovak General and Nazi sympathizer during World War II. MatejKocak (1882–1918) – United States Marine Corps sergeant during World War I...
Market Road 3005, a state highway A3005 road (Great Britain) USNS Sgt. MatejKocak (T-AK-3005), a U.S. Navy cargoship USS Aeolus (ID-3005), a WWI U.S. Navy...
1918; served as private with Company M Troop, 12th Cavalry Regiment. MatejKocak. Born Gbely, Slovak section of Austria-Hungary, December 30, 1882; emigrated...
44,000 tons Operator: United States Navy: 5 in commission Sergeant MatejKocak-class Marine Corps prepositioning ship (AK-3005) Builder: United States...
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United States Marine Corps