Christian J. Vogt served in the United States Army. He was awarded the Soldier's Medal for his actions during the explosions at the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Storage Depot, where he risked his life to retrieve the body of a fellow soldier who had been killed.
His award citation reads:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier's Medal to Technical Sergeant Christian J. Vogt (ASN: R-261053), United States Army, for heroism, not involving actual conflict with an enemy, displayed while serving with the Ordnance Department, on 11 July 1926, during the explosions at the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot, near Dover, New Jersey. Sergeant Vogt, one of a party of eight men, entered the burning area at 6:30 a.m. to search for First Lieutenant George W. Bott, Jr., United States Army, who was known to have been in the powder factory at the time of the first explosions late the preceding afternoon. Throughout the search they were in close proximity to burning magazines, and exposed to frequent explosions of large-caliber shells and small-arms ammunition. While there was still the possibility of more serious detonations and at the risk of their lives they located the body of Lieutenant Bott, and with great difficulty succeeded in removing it from the wreckage to a point outside the danger zone.
Vogt was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. His home of record was Unity, Wisconsin.[1]