Compiled and Edited By C. Douglas Sterner

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Jenner Y. Chisum, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished service as a member of Troop B, 6th Cavalry Regiment, in twice attempting at the risk of his own life to rescue a fellow soldier from drowning in Wild Cat Creek at Fort Meade, South Dakota, on 25 May 1907.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Jackson, Tennessee

Cox, Roy F.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Roy F. Cox, Corporal, U.S. Army, for highly meritorious services in voluntarily traveling about 30 miles during a service blizzard, rescuing a civilian from freezing near Lake Minto, and dragging by sled 65 miles to Fairbanks, Alaska, on 26 - 29 February, 1908.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Junction City, Kansas

Fearington, George W.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to George W. Fearington, Private, U.S. Army, for excellent conduct and heroic service while serving as a member of Troop I, 9th Cavalry Regiment, at Fort Duchesne, Utah, on 13 December 1899, when the troop barracks were destroyed by fire, having taken post on the peak of the seriously threatened building, remaining there in spite of the great heat, applying water until the danger was over.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Durham, North Carolina

Fisher, Robert L.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Robert L. Fisher, Private, U.S. Army, for saving a comrade from drowning in Medicine Creek, near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on 29 June, 1907, while serving as a member of Battery A, 1st Field Artillery Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Augusta, Georgia

Flach, John

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John Flach, Post Commissary Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished service in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, on 3 January 1900.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Effingham County, Illinois

Hawk, Wilmer Harrison

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Wilmer Harrison Hawk, Cook, U.S. Army, for voluntarily entering a closed place and removing sacks of powder that were in close proximity to burning powder and smoldering debris, at the risk of his own life, thereby preventing further disaster after the explosion at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 21 July 1910, while serving as a member of the 69th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: New Brighton, Pennsylvania

Hogan, James E.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to James E. Hogan, First Class Sergeant, U.S. Army, for energy and good judgment displayed in administration to relief to, and safe transportation of three badly frozen enlisted men of Signal Corps, from Summit to North Fork, Alaska, 3 4 5 6 January and 7, 1906.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Johnson, Sant

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Sant Johnson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for distinguished service as a member of Troop G, 3d Cavalry Regiment, at a fire at Fort Apache, AZ, on 12 April 1904.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Jackson, Kentucky

Jones, Fred B.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Fred B. Jones, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for attempting to rescue a civilian from drowning at Fort Greble, Rhode Island, on 29 May 1907, while serving as a member of the 109th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Nough, Tennessee

Malone, John

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John Malone, Corporal, U.S. Army, for rescuing with assistance, a comrade from drowning at Fort Washington, Maryland, on 6 February 1910, while serving as a member of the 47th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Anacostia, D.C.

McDonald, John

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John McDonald, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for saving from drowning an employee of the United Sates Engineer Department, at Otis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, on 24 June 1905, while serving as a member of the 77th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania

McGurty, Frank P.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Frank P. McGurty, Private, U.S. Army, for distinguished service as a member of Company E, 22d Infantry Regiment, during the San Francisco fire and earthquake, on 18 April 1906.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: New York, New York

O'Keefe, Daniel

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Daniel O'Keefe, Private, U.S. Army, for heroic conduct as a member of Battery B, 7th Artillery Regiment, in rescuing from drowning a corporal of his battery who fell overboard from the tugboat ALERT in Long Island Sound, on 13 April 1900, while the boat was plying between New London, Connecticut, and the islands.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: New York, New York

O'Keefe, John P.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John P. O'Keefe, Corporal, U.S. Army, for imperiling his life in rescuing a drowning militiaman at American Lake, Washington, on 19 August 1908, while serving as a member of Company M, 3d Infantry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Parks, Charles E.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Charles E. Parks, Private, U.S. Army, for voluntarily entering a closed place and removing sacks of powder that were in close proximity to

burning powder and smoldering debris, at the risk of his own life, thereby preventing further disaster after the explosion at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 21 July 1910, while serving as a member of the 69th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Gas City, Indiana

Paschal, Jesse J.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Jesse J. Paschal, Private, U.S. Army, for voluntarily imperiling his own life in the rescue of fellow soldiers at Fort Screven, Georgia, on 4 July 1906, while serving as a member of the 14th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Louisiana, Missouri

Pitts, William C.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to William C. Pitts, Private, U.S. Army, for saving from drowning, near Florence, Arizona, a citizen of Florence, Arizona, on 7 March 1908, while serving as a member of Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Rose, Franklin

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Franklin Rose, Post Commissary Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished service during the cyclone at Galveston, Texas, on 8 September 1900.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri

Smith, Willie B.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Willie B. Smith, Corporal, U.S. Army, for distinguished service while serving as a member of Battery G, 1st Artillery Regiment, during the

cyclone at Galveston, Texas, on 8 September 1900.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Lockesburg, Arkansas

Stewart, Clyde H.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Clyde H. Stewart, Corporal, U.S. Army, for saving a child from drowning at Fort Wayne, Michigan, on 7 September 1908, while serving as a member of Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Pawnee, Oklahoma

Tobin, William J.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to William J. Tobin, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished service while serving with Battery G, 7th Artillery Regiment, in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, on 3 January 1900.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Turner, Victor

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Victor Turner, Musician, U.S. Army, for meritorious conduct while serving as a member of Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment, in saving the life of a drowning comrade at the risk of his own at Sweetwater Creek, Georgia, on 29 June 1909.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Homestead, Pennsylvania

Wiley, Dorphin C.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Dorphin C. Wiley, Private, U.S. Army, for voluntarily entering a closed place and removing sacks of powder that were in close proximity to

burning powder and smoldering debris, at the risk of his own life, thereby preventing further disaster after the explosion, at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 21 July 1910, while serving as a member of the 69th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Pine Creek, Pennsylvania

Wolf, George W.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to George W. Wolf, Private, U.S. Army, for highly commendable and courageous conduct as a member of 112th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, while attempting to rescue a comrade from drowning in the Delaware River between Newcastle and Wilmington, Delaware, on 10 December 1910.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Niagara Falls, New York

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to De Rosey C. Cabell, Major General, U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. While in command of the Arizona District of the Southern Department, General Cabell handled the delicate border situation with firmness and sound judgment.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 73 (1919)
  

Home Town: Roseville, Arkansas

Holbrook, Willard A.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Willard A. Holbrook, Major General, U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. As Commanding General, Southern Department, where his firmness and tact in handling a threatening situation on the Mexican border materially improved conditions between the United States and Mexico.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 47 (1919)
  

Home Town: Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Kennedy, Cecil W.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Cecil W. Kennedy, Private, U.S. Army, for distinguished service as a member of Troop B, 12th Cavalry Regiment, in passing through a zone infested with bandits and carrying a message to his troop commander after having had two horses shot from under him at Progresso, Texas, on 24 September 1915.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Central Lake, Michigan

Lininger, Clarence

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Clarence Lininger, First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. Lieutenant Lininger, while in action at Parral, Mexico, on 12 April 1916, proceeded under fire to the rescue of a dismounted man of his command who was in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy, and, taking him up behind him (Lieutenant Lininger) on his horse, carried him to safety.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 44 (1919)
  

Home Town: Wabash, Indiana

Ord, James B.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to James B. Ord, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the while serving with the 6th Infantry, attached to the 13th Cavalry. While in action at Parral, Mexico, on 12 April 1916, after being himself wounded, Second Lieutenant Ord dismounted from his horse under heavy fire, placed a wounded man on a horse, and assisted him from the field.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 96 (1918)
  

Home Town: San Diego, California

Schultz, Theodore

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Theodore Schultz, Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. At Naco, Arizona, while serving with the 9th Cavalry on 9 - 10 October 1914, Captain Schultz commanded the most important and most exposed outposts of the American troops engaged in preserving order on the international boundary line. Although his troops were constantly exposed to fire from Mexican attacking forces, by his firmness, tact, and courageous actions he handled in a highly efficient manner a threatening situation, thereby

preventing serious international complications and contributing materially to the preservation of law and order on the Mexican border.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 10 (1924)
  

Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri

Smith, Charles E.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Charles E. Smith, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for the manner in which he handled his detachment of 8 men of Troop A, 14th Cavalry Regiment, while surrounded by and under fire of almost 100 Mexican bandits at Glen Springs, Texas, on 5 May 1916.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Tompkins, Frank

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Frank Tompkins, Major (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility while serving with the 13th Cavalry. At Columbus, New Mexico, on 9 March 1916, having requested and received authority to pursue a superior force of bandits into Mexico, Major Tompkins carried on, after being wounded, a running fight with said bandits for several miles, inflicting heavy losses upon the bandits and only stopping the pursuit when men and horses were exhausted and ammunition reduced to a few rounds per man.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 96 (1918)
  

Home Town: Governors Island, New York

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lucius A. Allen, Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished courage and bravery beyond the call of duty while serving as a member of Company D, 12th Cavalry Regiment, in continuing his efforts to save a drowning comrade after having been seized and almost drowned himself in the Rio Grande River, near Donna, Texas, on 27 May 1914.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: St. Elmo, Tennessee

Anderson, Levi

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Levi Anderson, Private, U.S. Army, for risking his life in going to the rescue of a drowning comrade on 6 July 1911, at Mallets Bay, near Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, while serving as a member of Troop D, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Beasley, Halbert M.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Halbert M. Beasley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished service as a member of the Army Hospital Corps. Being injured himself, Sergeant Beasley rendered aid to others injured in a wreck at Buckatunna, Mississippi, on 19 October 1913.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Kinston, North Carolina

Belmont, John

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John Belmont, Private, U.S. Army, for heroic efforts to his own extreme exhaustion and danger while serving as a member of Company B, 23d Infantry Regiment, which resulted in saving a comrade from drowning at Galveston, Texas, on 18 June 1914.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Haverhill, Massachusetts

Campbell, Robert M.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Robert M. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility while serving as Military Attaché at Mexico City, Mexico.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 124 (1919)
  

Home Town: Owings Mills, Maryland

Corbett, John E.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to John E. Corbett, Recruit, U.S. Army, for distinguished service on 22 June 1912, at Fort Slocum, New York, for rescuing a fellow soldier from drowning at the risk of his own life.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York

Delaney, Michael J.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Michael J. Delaney, Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in rescuing a comrade from drowning at Fort McKinley, Maine, on 30 April 1913, while serving as a member of the 24th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Portland, Maine

Eversole, Joseph

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Joseph Eversole, Corporal, U.S. Army, for saving a fellow soldier from drowning at the risk of his own life, at Nagasaki, Japan, on 7 September 1917, while serving as a member of Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Dutton, Arkansas

Fearnley, Arthur

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Arthur Fearnley, Corporal, U.S. Army, for courage and tenacity of purpose in the face of dangers both known and unknown while searching for a comrade who had been lost in the Koolan Range, Oahu, Hawaii, on 8 April 1914, while serving as a member of the 75th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Hirtle, Dan Warfield

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Dan Warfield Hirtle, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for heroism while serving as a member of the 15th Company, Rhode Island Coast Artillery Regiment, in freely and at the risk of his own life entering a burning building and rescuing an inmate at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on 6 April 1917.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Jones, Willie R.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Willie R. Jones, Private, U.S. Army, for saving a comrade from drowning at the risk of his own life at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on 1 September 1914, while serving as a member of Battery A, 4th Field Artillery Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia

Lewis, Oliver

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Oliver Lewis, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for saving a girl from drowning at the risk of his own life at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 27 July 1915, while serving as a member of the 72d Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Nebo, North Carolina

Longacre, Benjamin F.

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Benjamin F. Longacre, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for saving a comrade from drowning at the risk of his own life at Louisville, Colorado, on 8 July 1914, while serving as a member of Troop F, 12th Cavalry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Newhouse, Robert

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Robert Newhouse, Private, U.S. Army, for rescuing a fellow soldier from drowning at the risk of his own life on 12 November 1914, near Camp McGrath, Philippine Islands, while serving as a member of Company K, 24th Infantry Regiment.

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  D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Parker, James

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The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to James Parker, Major General, U.S. Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. General Parker served with great distinction as Commander of the Southern Department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 31 March 1917 to 25 August 1917; and as Division Commander, 33d Division, from 25 August to 11 December 1917, Division Commander, 85th Division 11 December 1917 to 20 February 1918, when having reached the statutory age he was retired from active service. In these positions of great responsibility he displayed rare and outstanding leadership, the organizations under command at all times showing the results of sound training, a high state of morale, and discipline. His unusual professional attainments, sound judgment, and devotion to duty were material and important factors in the development of organizations of the American Army, and contributed in a signal way to their successful operations in action against the enemy.

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  War Department, General Orders No. 15 (23)
  

Home Town: Newark, New Jersey