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Mackay, Donald S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Donald S. Mackay, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Sergy, France, July 26 - 30, 1918. In an effort to locate enemy machine-gun emplacements, Lieutenant Mackay constantly exposed himself to enemy fire and, while so doing, was severely wounded. During the entire five days of operations he led a scout group forward, locating nests that had been stubbornly resisting the progress of our troops and supplying the artillery with most valuable information, resulting in the destruction of the nests.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Blue Hill, Maine

Mackin, Elton Edward

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elton Edward Mackin, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Sixty-Seventh Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 4, 1918. As a runner, Private Mackin carried messages over territory which was subject to constant shell fire, exhibiting singular courage and devotion to duty.

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  General Order No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Lewiston, New York

*Mackmer, Herbert W.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert W. Mackmer, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Carrefour-de-Meurrussons, France, September 27, 1918. When his platoon encountered intense fire from hostile trench mortars and machine-guns, Private Mackmer took up an exposed position on the flank and, with his automatic rifle, covered the withdrawal of the platoon to a protected position, sacrificing his life in so doing.

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  General Orders 70, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Collins Center, New York

MacLeod, Norman D.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Norman D. MacLeod, Major (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Field Artillery, 26th Division, A.E.F., at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. While acting as artillery liaison officer Major MacLeod displayed remarkable courage and judgment under terrific artillery and machine-gun fire. In addition to his duties as liaison officer he volunteered and took personal command of a detachment of infantrymen who were without officers, and by his personal bravery and resourcefulness successfully withstood a violent counterattack by the enemy.

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  General Orders No. No. 138, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Providence, Rhode Island

MacNair, Hugh W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hugh W. MacNair, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Section No. 622, Ambulance Service, A.E.F., at Ostel (Aisne), France on October 5, 1918. Having just been relieved after 48 hours of strenuous duty, Private First Class MacNair volunteered to drive an ambulance to an advanced regimental post under constant and intense fire. While engaged in this dangerous mission he suffered a wound which necessitated amputation of his right leg.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Houghton, Michigan

MacNamee, Frank A., Jr.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank A. MacNamee, Jr., First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 101st Field Artillery, 26th Division, A.E.F., in the Belleau Wood, France, July 19, 1918. By his utter disregard of danger First Lieutenant MacNamee inspired great confidence in his men during a critical period by three times going into a heavily shelled area to help rescue wounded.

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  General Orders No. No. 125, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Albany, New York

MacNaughton, Henry Darius

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Darius MacNaughton, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Molain, France, October 17, 1918. Advancing for 100 yards under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, Captain MacNaughton went with a soldier to the aid of a wounded man who had a leg blown off by an antitank shell. Showing utter disregard for personal danger, Captain MacNaughton dressed the wound of the soldier, who had fallen near the tank which was still being shelled, and then carried the wounded man to safety.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan

MacNider, Hanford

(First Award)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hanford MacNider, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Medeah Ferme, France, October 3 - 9, 1918. Captain MacNider voluntarily joined an attacking battalion on October 3, and accompanied it to its final objectives. During the second attack on the same day, he acted as a runner through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. He visited the lines both night and day, where the fighting was most severe. When higher authority could not be reached, he assumed responsibilities, and gave the necessary orders to stabilize serious situations. When new and untried troops took up the attack, he joined their forward elements, determined the enemy points of resistance by personal reconnaissance, uncovered enemy machine-gun nests and supervised their destruction.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Mason City, Iowa

MacNider, Hanford

(Second Award)

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) is presented to Hanford MacNider, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Remeriauville, France, September 12, 1918. On duty as regimental adjutant, while carrying instructions to the assaulting lines, Captain MacNider found the line unable to advance and being disorganized by a heavy machine-gun fire. Running forward in the face of the fire, this officer captured a German machine-gun, drove off the crew, reorganized the line on that flank, and thereby enabled the advance to continue.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Mason City, Iowa

MacPherson, Henry B.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry B. MacPherson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., at St. Juvin, France, October 16, 1918. Corporal MacPherson volunteered repeatedly during the attack on St. Juvin to carry messages through a severe enemy barrage. Throughout the action this soldier showed entire disregard for personal danger and a devotion to duty far beyond the scope of his position, accomplishing several important missions with success.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Abington, Massachusetts

MacVicar, Ian D.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ian D. MacVicar, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. Sergeant MacVicar conducted a party of ammunition carriers to the front line during the most violent part of the shell fire near Crezancy on July 15. He also conducted a reconnoitering patrol through terrific machine-gun and shell fire that same day.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Norfolk, Connecticut

MacWilliam, Alexander

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alexander MacWilliam, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 313th Machine-Gun Battalion, 80th Division, A.E.F., near Nantillois, France, October 4 - 5, 1918. Concealing the fact that he was severely wounded, Sergeant MacWilliam remained on duty until the afternoon of the following day. While in this condition he went to the aid of a wounded comrade and brought him to a place of safety, his route being subjected to a concentrated artillery bombardment.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Erie, Pennsylvania

Madden, David

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to David Madden, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cunel, France, October 7, 1918. Due to the lifting of a heavy fog, Company E was caught on an open hillside, within 100 yards of the enemy's line, and were forced to remain in the cover of shell holes for the entire day. Hearing a wounded man groaning in great pain, Sergeant Madden left his shelter and went to his rescue, carrying him through the terrific machine-gun and artillery fire to a shell hole, where he administered all the aid and comfort possible and then returned to his post through the same intense fire.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Madden, Joseph A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph A. Madden, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 125th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 32d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges and Fismes, France, July 31 to August 4, 1918. Throughout the advance by Company D, to which he was attached, his conduct, in treating the wounded under fire, afforded an inspiring example of devotion to duty. He was in the front lines at all times, administering relief not only to men of his company but also to the wounded of other organizations in his vicinity. He voluntarily searched the woods and fields to give first aid to the wounded. In spite of heavy and continuous shell fire, he continued working untiringly day and night until exhausted.

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  General Orders No. No. 124, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Manistee, Michigan

*Madden, Robert A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert A. Madden, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, A.E.F., near Sergy, France, July 29 - 30, 1918. Passing through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, Private Madden maintained liaison with adjacent units, displaying marked heroism in his work. He was mortally wounded in the performance of duty.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana

Maddox, John

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Maddox, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 316th Engineers, 91st Division, A.E.F., at Audenarde, Belgium, November 1, 1918. Sergeant Maddox volunteered to accompany an officer and three other soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol of the city of Audenarde. Entering under heavy shell fire, the party reconnoitered the city for seven hours, while it was still being patrolled by the enemy, and advanced two kilometers in front of our outposts and beyond those of the enemy.

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  General Orders No. 1, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Calexico, California

Mader, Thomas Otto

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas Otto Mader, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery A, 109th Field Artillery, 28th Division, A.E.F., near Varennes, France, October 2, 1918. First Sergeant Mader displayed great coolness and bravery in helping to guide sections of his battery over a road swept by enemy shell fire, during which eight men were wounded and ten horses killed, including one which he himself rode. The driver of a swing team, having difficulty in controlling one of the horses of a section, was assigned to another horse and his place taken by Sergeant Mader, who guided the section until he was so severely wounded that he was unable to control. In spite of his wounds, he directed the carriages to places of safety, and, disregarding personal safety, requested the medical officer to first give attention to the other wounded. Sergeant Mader's conduct was an inspiration to the men of his battery.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Audenried, Pennsylvania

Madore, John J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Madore, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, A.E.F., near Bazoches, France, August 9, 1918. Private Madore volunteered to carry a message to an advance squad through heavy machine-gun fire. After delivering the message and administering first-aid treatment to wounded men in the squad, he crawled up to the nearest enemy machine gun and put it out of action with a hand grenade.

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  General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Maiden, Massachusetts

*Madsen, Edmund Terner

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edmund Terner Madsen, First Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Forty-Seventh Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6, 1918. Killed in action, First Sergeant Madsen gave the supreme proof of that extraordinary heroism which will serve as an example to hitherto untried troops.

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  General Order No. 110, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana

Madsen, Howard E.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Howard E. Madsen, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., in the Bois-de-Consenvoye, France, October 22, 1918. When his platoon was fired on at close range by a machine gun, Sergeant Madsen went forward and killed two of the enemy with grenades, routing the other members of the crew.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland

Magon De La Giclais, Jean

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jean Magon De La Giclais, First Lieutenant of Cavalry, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 42d Division, A.E.F. (Attached), on March 5, 1918, near Pexonne, France. Although he might have remained in a place of safety, Lieutenant Giclais went to the position of Battery C, 151st Field Artillery, when it was under bombardment by accurately adjusted artillery, and by his courage and coolness, assisted the officers and men of the command.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

Maguire, John T.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John T. Maguire, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. Although severely wounded, Lieutenant Maguire refused to be evacuated and continued to lead his platoon until again wounded and forced by exhaustion, due to loss of blood, to be evacuated.

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  General Orders No. No. 15, War Department, 1921
  

Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri

Maguire, Sidney Clifford

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Sidney Clifford Maguire, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., at Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918. Although wounded early in the engagement, Sergeant Maguire showed great devotion to duty by continuing at his post as platoon leader for two days, relinquishing command only when forced to do so by the condition of his wound.

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  General Orders No. No. 128, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

*Mahafey, Emory

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emory Mahafey, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 28th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 1st Division, A.E.F., at Cantigny, France May 28 - 29, 1918. Private Mahafey did more than his duty under violent fire in the open to relieve sufferings of the wounded. On his way to a machine-gun emplacement to succor men who had been injured there, he stopped to give first aid to Private Jay Le. R.. Antes, who lay mortally wounded and exposed to machine-gun fire, and while performing this heroic act was killed.

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  General Orders No. No. 116, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia

Mahar, Daniel H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Daniel H. Mahar, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., near St. Souplet, France, October 18, 1918. Corporal Mahar courageously led several attacks on enemy machine-gun nests. Later in the day he attacked single-handed two enemy snipers, killing one and driving off the other.

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  General Orders No. 23, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Newark, New Jersey

*Mahoney, James

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Mahoney, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Cunel, France, October 15, 1918. Private Mahoney upon three occasions exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in attempting to work through the enemy lines to carry a message to a group which, due to enemy infiltration, had become isolated. Although mortally wounded, he insisted upon being carried to regimental headquarters in order to make a report of the information obtained.

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  General Orders No. No. 27, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Waterbury, Connecticut

Maier, Carl J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl J. Maier, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., at Bois-de-Cheppy, near Meuse, France, September 26, 1918. Working with a patrol in an attack on an enemy machine gun, Private Maier crawled upon the emplacement and without assistance killed three enemy gunners and captured their machine gun.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Glendive, Montana

Mails, Mark W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Mark W. Mails, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, September 28, 1918. After his platoon had withdrawn about 50 yards to an established line, a wounded comrade was seen lying ahead, in the position they formerly occupied. The enemy had just launched a strong counterattack, but Private Mails, with another soldier, volunteered to go to the assistance of the wounded man. In the face of terrific fire of enemy artillery and machine guns, and the fire of their own comrades, who were resisting the attack, Private Mails succeeded in bringing his man to a place of safety.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Akron, Ohio

Main, Charles L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles L. Main, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Launay, France, July 15, 1918. Sergeant Main, with an officer and another soldier of his company, attacked a patrol of seven Germans, who had captured four American soldiers, killed one of the Germans, and captured the others.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Rouseville, Pennsylvania

Main, William B.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William B. Main, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., in the Forest of Argonne, France, October 9, 1918. Accompanied by another soldier, Private Main advanced on a German 77-mm. gun, which was enfilading his company, and, with his automatic rifle, caused such heavy casualties among the enemy crew, that they were forced to withdraw.

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  General Orders No. 59, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Rouseville, Pennsylvania

Major, Ira E.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ira E. Major, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 34th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, A.E.F., near Rembercourt, France, November 1, 1918. Although suffering from five wounds, one of which caused the loss of a hand, Corporal Major refused to be evacuated. He remained in command of his squad throughout the day and night and crawled into position the following morning to aid in the repulse of a German attack. His conduct furnished a great inspiration to the men of his company.