- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- 7th Engineers, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1919
"For extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 7th Engineers, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Brieulles, France, 4 November 1918. After personally and voluntarily reconnoitering the site of a pontoon bridge over the Meuse, in daylight and under direct shell fire, Major Hoge commanded the movement of a train of heavy wagons, under enemy observation, to this location. Major Hoge then supervised the construction of the bridge and the successful crossing of the train."
War Department, General Orders No. 37