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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Andrews, North Carolina

Kelley, Orlen O.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Orlen O. Kelley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Pouilly, France, November 7 - 8, and November 11, 1918. Accompanying a patrol into the village of Pouilly to determine the strength of the enemy, Sergeant Kelley crossed the Meuse by means of a destroyed bridge, which, together with all approaches thereto, was subjected to an intense harassing fire of one-pounders, machine-guns and snipers. On November 11, Sergeant Kelley continued a gallant fight against an enemy machine-gun nest, after his company commander had been evacuated because of wounds.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Pickering, Missouri

Kellog, Gordon V.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gordon V. Kellog, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery A, 122d Field Artillery, 33d Division, A.E.F., near the Bois- de-Bantheville, France, October 30, 1918. Having been sent on a reconnaissance, Corporal Kellog reached the enemy lines and returned with information of great value.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Kelly, Augustine C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Augustine C. Kelly, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery B, 122d Field Artillery, 33d Division, A.E.F., near Bantheville, France, October 29, 1918. Corporal Kelly voluntarily proceeded to a point within 150 meters of the enemy, where he remained for more than an hour, securing, valuable information regarding the enemy's position and activity. During all this time he was subjected to severe shell, machine-gun and snipers' fire, being wounded by a shell while returning to our lines.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Laurel, Mississippi

Kelly, Charles

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Kelly, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 12th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, A.E.F., during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, September 29, 1918. Sergeant Kelly led his platoon in the attack with great bravery against strongly held enemy trenches. Shortly after reaching his objective he was wounded in the throat. He refused to be evacuated, but continued to actively command his men until the night of October 1, by which time, due to his wound, he had lost the power of speech.

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  General Orders No. No. 19, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Dalton, Massachusetts

Kelly, Francis A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis A. Kelly, First Lieutenant (Chaplain), U.S. Army, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 104th Machine-Gun Battalion, 27th Division, A.E.F., near Ronssoy, France, September 26 - 30, 1918, and east of the Le-Selle River, France, October 13 - 20, 1918. During the operations of his regiment against the Hindenburg line and later east of the LeSelle River, Chaplain Kelly was constantly at the front, caring for the-wounded and supervising the burial of the dead, often under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. His fearless conduct afforded an inspiring example to the combat troops.

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  General Orders No. No. 143, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Cohoes, New York

Kelly, Francis J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis J. Kelly, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near St. Etienne, France, October 4, 1918. After all other officers of his company had become casualties, First Lieutenant Kelly took command and, while able to retire to a stronger position, yet he ordered an advance against greatly superior numbers, breaking the enemy's attack and taking many prisoners.

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  General Order No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York

Kelly, James P.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James P. Kelly, First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 18th Field Artillery, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Chateau-Thierry, France, July 14 - 15, 1918. During the bombardment preceding the enemy attack across the Marne the position of Battery B, 18th Field Artillery, was subjected to heavy artillery fire for a period of four hours. All communications were destroyed and the ammunition dump destroyed by hostile fire. Throughout the enemy bombardment Lieutenant Kelly kept his battery in action, exposing himself to concentrated enemy artillery fire in order to replenish his ammunition supply, and delivered an effective fire on the enemy.

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  General Orders No. 22, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Exeter, New Hampshire

Kelly, John

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Kelly, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 341st Machine-Gun Battalion, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Bois- de-Barricourt, France, November 2, 1918. With his machine-gun section, Private Kelly was sent to an advanced position, where they were subjected to fire from numerous enemy snipers and machine-gun positions, and were also mistaken for the enemy by our own infantry. After the section lieutenant was wounded he directed the sergeant to signal their identity to the infantry, and, overhearing the order, Private Kelly rose on the edge of the shell hole to-send the message, but was met by bursts of automatic rifle fire. In order to save his comrades from the danger of this fire, he ran down the hill to our own lines, convinced the infantry of the identity of the troops ahead, and then returned to his section.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Storm Lake, Iowa

Kelly, Lawrence J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lawrence J. Kelly, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. Accompanying two other soldiers, Private Kelly rushed forward in advance of his lines, exposed to heavy machine-gun fire, and captured two machine-guns and six of the enemy who were manning the position.

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  General Orders No. 26, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Woburn, Massachusetts

Kelly, Leo P.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leo P. Kelly, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Vaux, France, June 6 - 7, 1918. During a night attack made by his battalion, Lieutenant Kelly, the battalion adjutant, voluntarily left his dugout and went to the front line positions, through the intense artillery fire. There he successfully maintained liaison with the advance troops and the artillery in the rear by means of signals sent from his exposed position. His absolute disregard for his own safety contributed largely to the success of the engagement.

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  General Orders 64, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Pueblo, Colorado

Kelly, Michael A.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Michael A. Kelly, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Landres- et-St. Georges, France, October 15, 1918. Major Kelly, because of having a very high fever, was ordered to the rear while conducting an attack against strong resistance. He refused, however, to be relieved, remaining in command for two days, after which time he collapsed, his sickness which resulted necessitating his remaining in the hospital for a period of over a month.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Kelly, Thomas P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas P. Kelly, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near St. Hilaire, France, September 22, 1918. Assisted by another soldier, Corporal Kelly rushed a machine-gun nest which had been firing on their patrol. They succeeded in killing the crew.

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  General Orders No. 26, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Waterbury, Connecticut

*Kelsey, Harry R.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry R. Kelsey, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, A.E.F., near Charpentry, France, September 27, 1918. Sergeant Kelsey volunteered to carry an important message from his company commander to battalion headquarters and, knowing the extreme importance of the message, proceeded by the most direct route through the enemy machine-gun fire and artillery barrage, with entire disregard for his personal safety. He was killed while performing this heroic service.

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  General Orders No. 59, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Easton, Kansas

*Kelty, Asher E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Asher E. Kelty, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 91st Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Crepion, France, September 26, 1928. In the course of a photographic mission, Lieutenant Kelty, with his observer, was obliged to penetrate a heavy enemy anti-aircraft barrage, realizing that obtaining the location of the artillery objectives was of the greatest importance. When a shell struck his machine, his observer was instantly killed and his machine so badly wrecked that it plunged to the earth, thereby causing his death.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Kemme, Charles

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Kemme, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Private Kemme displayed exceptional bravery and utter disregard of his own life by advancing on a machine-gun nest of two guns and six men, and by working his way up to the rear of the guns, put them out of action in hand-to-hand combat. On July 20, 1918, he again advanced on a machine gun which was doing great damage to the men in his sector by sniping, put the gun out of action, and returned to the trenches with the gun.

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  General Orders No. No. 121, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kemmerer, Birtrus

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Birtrus Kemmerer, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, A.E.F., near Baulny, France, September 26, 1918. Seeing his battalion adjutant lying wounded several hundred yards in front of our lines, and in great danger from heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, Corporal (then private) Kemmerer, with a total disregard for personal danger, went to the assistance of this officer and succeeded in carrying him to safety. This gallant soldier was himself wounded while performing this heroic act.

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  General Orders No. 59, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Carrelton, Missouri

Kempton, Raymond D.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond D. Kempton, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 114th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. Although severely wounded in the arm, Private Kempton refused to go to the rear, and after receiving first aid treatment rejoined his platoon under heavy shell fire and continued to fight until incapacitated by a second severe wound.

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  General Orders No. No. 130, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Hackensack, New Jersey

Kenaston, Harold W.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold W. Kenaston, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Pouilly, France, November 4 - 10, 1918. On November 4 Lieutenant Kenaston was severely gassed during a heavy shelling, but remained on duty. On November 5, still suffering from the effects of the gas, he volunteered and went to a nearby town to assist in the work of supplying reserve rations for the command, working continuously for two days and two nights under terrific fire. During the night of November 10-11 he guided an element to the pontoon crossing the Meuse, and, while returning, he was rendered unconscious by a shell explosion. Gaining consciousness, he voluntarily started on a search for a part of his command, which had been lost in the dense fog.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Canton, Ohio

Kendal, Herbert B.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert B. Kendal, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. While under heavy fire, Private Kendal cut through the opening through the enemy's wire entanglements and then crawled through the opening he had made, leading a small detail against an enemy machine-gun, which he flanked and put out of action. With two companions, he destroyed a second emplacement and, while advancing upon a third, was severely wounded by shell fire.

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  General Orders 87, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Kennedy, George M.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George M. Kennedy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 6th Engineers, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Malancourt, France, October 2, 1918, about 2: 30 a.m. Private Kennedy was on guard in a corral when a shell landed, wounding some of the men and killing several animals. He immediately wakened the occupants of the camp and returned to his post, finding that another shell had struck, wounding several more men and killing more horses. He went to a wagon where a sick soldier lay helpless and succeeded in carrying him aid and leading a badly wounded soldier away from the spot. While thus engaged a third shell struck, wounding one man and violently throwing all three men to the ground. Private Kennedy arose and carried the helpless soldier to a safe dugout, where he was given first aid. He then returned to the corral to assist other wounded.

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  General Orders No. No. 120, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Galesburg, Illinois

Kennedy, Grant

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Grant Kennedy, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cunel, France, October 13, 1918. When his platoon commander was wounded, Corporal Kennedy reorganized the platoon, while under severe fire, placing his men so as best to repel the enemy's counterattack. He inspired his men by his own personal bravery. Wounded and sent to a hospital, he returned to the front line after a week's treatment, being severely wounded while leading his men in an attack.

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  General Orders 98, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Imboden, Virginia

Kennedy, Harry

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Kennedy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. Armed with only his rifle and bayonet, Private Kennedy alone captured a machine-gun after killing the entire crew. He then turned his captured gun on the enemy, causing the retreat of an entire platoon.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Fairmont, Illinois

Kennedy, John J.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Kennedy, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, A.E.F., near Courmont, France, July 29, 1918, Learning that two of his men were lying wounded in an exposed position in front of our lines, he went forward alone, facing heavy fire, to their rescue. After carrying one of the wounded men back to our lines, he was confronted by a German upon his return. Picking up a rifle of the wounded man he had come to rescue, he shot the German, and then completed his mission of rescue.

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  General Orders 71, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Scottdale, Pennsylvania

Kennedy, Ray R.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ray R. Kennedy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Ribeauville, France, October 18 - 19, 1918. On the night of October 18 - 19, when all. communication had been temporarily lost with the unit on the left of his regiment, Private Kennedy volunteered to attempt the establishment of liaison, fully aware of the danger necessarily incurred. While attempting to cross a heavily shelled area to reach the flank regiment, he received a wound which resulted in the loss of his leg.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Estherville, Iowa

Kenner, Albert W.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert W. Kenner, Major (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 26th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 22, 1918. Learning that his regimental commander had been mortally, Major Kenner voluntarily went through machine-gun fire beyond the front lines in the hope of helping him. Finding his colonel dead, he recovered the body, in spite of the danger to which such action subjected him.

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  General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Kenney, George C.

(First Award)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George C. Kenney, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 91st Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Jametz, France, October 9, 1918. First Lieutenant Kenney gave proof of his bravery and devotion to duty when he was attacked by a superior number of aircraft. He accepted combat, destroyed one plane and drove the others off. Novembers, he continued his mission and enabled his observer to secure information of great military value.

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  General Orders No. 13, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts

Kenngott, Joseph L.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph L. Kenngott, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., northwest of Grand Pre, France, October 25, 1918, and November 1, 1918. Sergeant Kenngott showed great fearlessness and bravery on October 25, 1918, when he made a reconnaissance on the right flank of his company after the objective had been gained. Without waiting for orders Sergeant Kenngott took four men with rifles and rifle grenades and established a position on this flank which was exposed to heavy enemy machine-gun fire. He bravely maintained this position throughout the day, stubbornly resisting all enemy efforts against the flank, driving back several patrols, and personally putting two machine guns out of action, killing or wounding the crew. As platoon leader on November 1, 1918, Sergeant Kenngott hastily organized the remnants of his company after it had advanced into an ambuscade of enemy machine guns, succeeded in extracting it from this perilous position, consolidated the position, and when reinforcements arrived led the attack which resulted in the destruction of the enemy machine-gun nests and permitted his regiment's subsequent advance.

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  General Orders No. No. 16, War Department, 1929
  

Home Town: Clementon, New Jersey

Kenny, Frank H., Jr.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank H. Kenny, Jr., Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. When his commanding officer fell wounded, Private Kenny made his way through intense machine-gun fire to his first sergeant and notified him that he should assume command of the company. He then continued with the company until the advance was checked and the first sergeant severely wounded, when he made his way in search of the next in command. Failing to find him, he organized a squad of slightly wounded men, and with an automatic rifle and ammunition, which he salvaged, mopped up a section of the enemy trench, and then rejoined his company in its continued advance.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Scarsdale, New York

Kenny, Thomas

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