James Ernest Karnes

James Ernest Buck Karnes was a Sergeant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Estrees, France on October 8, 1918 during World War I.

James Ernest Buck Karnes , was born in Arlington, Tennessee and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Karnes entered active duty with the United States Armys 117th Regiment from the Tennessee National Guard during World War I. On October 8, 1918 during the MeuseArgonne Offensive, Karnes company was stopped near Estres, France by a German machine gun position. Karnes and Private Calvin John Ward, deciding they had had all they could take of this situation, fixed bayonets, charged and captured the position. This freed their company to advance against German lines in the last major offensive of the war. Both men received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in this action.

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