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S/Sgt William M. Guest enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 8 july 1941.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. the citation reads:
When Guest's platoon was immobilized in an exposed position by two enemy machine guns and rifle fire that killed his Platoon Leader, S/Sgt Guest assumed command. Then, despite a leg wound and ignoring his comrades' pleas to remain under cover, he advanced alone upon the two weapons firing his rifle from his hip and dragging his injured leg. Three times he was knocked down by machine gun fire but each time struggled to his feet to press forward until he had killed five Germans and routed the remaining gunner. His silencing of the weapons enabled the platoon to advance and capture its objective but S/Sgt Guest was dead when his comrades reached him. His outstanding courage and sacrificial devotion to duty minimized the casualties to his platoon and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces.