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  General Order No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Los Angeles, California

Mills, Edwin S.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edwin S. Mills, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Grand Pre, France, October 23, 1918. While acting as a runner, Private Mills volunteered and carried messages through several heavy barrages and under direct enemy fire, always accomplishing his mission.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Camden, New Jersey

Mills, Emery W.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emery W. Mills, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Grand Pre, France, October 25, 1918. Lieutenant Mills asked permission to lead a platoon against strong enemy machine-gun nests which were blocking the advance of the battalion. He not only led his platoon in a daring and extraordinarily successful attack, but personally advanced ahead of his platoon and captured two machine guns. During the consolidation of the line he fearlessly walked up and down the line under intense machine-gun and artillery fire, establishing strong points and encouraging his men.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Boardman, North Carolina

*Millsap, Earl

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl Millsap, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Grand Pre, France, October 15, 1918. Knowing that he faced certain death, Private Millsap displayed the highest gallantry and devotion to duty by four times carrying messages across a field swept by machine-gun fire. He was killed while performing this hazardous service.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Asotin, Washington

Milne, William L.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William L. Milne, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 142d Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne, France, October 8, 1918. With the aid of another soldier, Private Milne attacked and captured a machine-gun nest, at the same time killing and capturing several of the enemy. He later organized a support line by assembling the scattered members of one of the companies of his regiment and a platoon of the machine-gun company, forming them into a combatant force.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Muskogee, Oklahoma

Milner, Jack W.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jack W. Milner, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 15, 1918. After his company had sustained heavy losses in a severe engagement with the enemy, and he himself had been seriously wounded, Sergeant Milner, realizing that he was the only sergeant left in the company, refused to be evacuated and remained on duty for 12 hours, reorganizing his company under heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire, thereby showing entire disregard for danger and setting an excellent example of courage and heroism under fire to his men.

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  General Orders No. No. 131, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Alexander City, Alabama

Minalga, Frank

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank Minalga, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Medeah Ferme, France, October 8, 1918. When his company was held up by an enemy machine-gun nest Private Minalga advanced on the nest from the flank and captured it single-handed.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New Haven, Connecticut

Minardi, Guisippe

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Guisippe Minardi, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. During the engagement Private Minardi set an example to the other members of his company by his gallant conduct. After the company was ordered to withdraw, he voluntarily returned to the position his company had held, and throughout the night assisted in evacuating the wounded.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: South Amboy, New Jersey

*Mincey, George A.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George A. Mincey, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Fifty-Fifth Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6, 1918. Killed in action, Corporal Mincey 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: Ogeechee, Georgia

Miner, Asher

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Asher Miner, Colonel (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 109th Field Artillery, 28th Division, A.E.F., at Apremont, France, October 4, 1918. One of the batteries of the regiment commanded by this officer, assigned to an advanced position in direct support of an infantry attack, was heavily shelled by the enemy while it was going into action. It being necessary, therefore, to take another position, Colonel Miner went forward under heavy shell fire and personally supervised the placing of the guns in the new position. Colonel Miner continued his efforts until he received a severe wound that later necessitated the amputation of his leg.

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  General Orders No. No. 140, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Miner, Donald

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Donald Miner, Major (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 113th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 29th Division, A.E.F., at Ormont Farm, France, October 10, 1918. Major Miner voluntarily proceeded under heavy shell fire to an advanced aid station. For four hours he worked unceasingly aiding the wounded and evacuating them. Finding that he could work more effectively without his gas mask, he discarded it, so that it would not hinder him in attending wounded men.

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  General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey

*Mingle, Claude L.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Claude L. Mingle, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. When enemy machine guns suddenly opened fire on both flanks of his platoon, Private Mingle bravely refused to take cover, but delivered effective rifle fire on the enemy, putting out of action one of the machine guns before he was mortally wounded.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee

Minnigerode, Fitzhugh L.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fitzhugh L. Minnigerode, Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 114th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 23 - 24, 1918. When his battalion commanders, who had gone forward on a reconnaissance, preparatory to an attack, were prevented from returning by heavy shell and machine-gun fire, Lieutenant Colonel Minnigerode personally led his regiment into position under coyer. With a soldier, he then went forward for a distance of two kilometers under artillery and machine-gun fire, found the battalion commanders, and guided them back to their comrades.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Minnis, John A.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Minnis, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 38th Infantry Regiment (Army) (Attached), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. During the enemy drive Captain Minnis fearlessly reorganized a unit that had lost its officers and held his position against the enemy assault. A short time later he gallantly led fifteen men in a counterattack under heavy enemy machine-gun fire. He repulsed the enemy and captured twenty-four prisoners.

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  General Order No. 22, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Montgomery, Alabama

*Minter, Paul B.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul B. Minter, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 151st Machine-Gun Battalion, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Sergy, France, July 26, 1918. Sergeant Minter led his section forward, secured his objective, supervised the consolidation of his position, laid his guns personally with calmness, accuracy, and decision, and continued to direct the operations of his men, all in the face of severe enemy machine-gun and shell fire, until he was killed.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Monticello, Georgia

*Minton, Charles Armand

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Armand Minton, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., in the Bois-de-Naza, near Binarville, France, October 5, 1918. Although suffering with a mortal illness, Lieutenant Minton retained command of his company, and when his line had been temporarily beaten back he personally returned across an area swept by hostile machine-gun fire and rescued a wounded soldier who had fallen within 25 yards of an enemy machine gun.

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  General Orders No. No. 43, War Department, 1922
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Mintz, Forney B.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Forney B. Mintz, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Binarville, France, September 28, 1918. Sergeant Mintz, in command of a platoon, worked his way through the enemy rear guard and captured five machine guns and an ammunition carrying party. Although badly wounded when an organized position of the enemy was encountered, he made his way back to request reinforcements and brought with him two German prisoners, from whom valuable information was obtained.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Mill Branch, North Carolina

*Mitchell, Arthur

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Mitchell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. After his gun had been destroyed by shell fire Sergeant Mitchell led his men through the enemy lines to our own. He braved the extreme shelling and machine-gun fire by going to the aid of the wounded, and while withdrawing covered the retreat, effectively holding off the enemy. He was killed in action shortly afterwards.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Bessemer, Alabama

Mitchell, Clarence

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence Mitchell, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., in the Bois- Hazois, France, November 1, 1918. Though Captain Mitchell was wounded in the leg by shell fragments just before the opening of the attack, he continued to lead his company, advancing three kilometers to the first objective, with the aid of a cane, and assisted by runners. His conspicuous courage and fortitude inspired his men to a successful assault against a strongly entrenched position desperately defended by the enemy.

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  General Orders 98, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cloverport, Kentucky

Mitchell, Edward J.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward J. Mitchell, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 363d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, September 26, 1918. Leading a platoon in advance of other troops, Captain Mitchell encountered and captured three German 153's, which were in operation, also taking sis officers and about 425 men. During the night he organized troops from his own and other divisions, and established, a formidable piece of front line.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Prescott, Arizona

Mitchell, George R.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George R. Mitchell, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 22, 1918. Although wounded, Corporal Mitchell promptly took command of his company after all of its officers had been killed and courageously and successfully led it forward in the advance.

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  General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Holdridge, Nebraska

Mitchell, John

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Mitchell, Captain (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 95th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Beaumont, France, May 27, 1918. Seeing three enemy planes flying east over Apremont at 2,500 meters, Captain Mitchell unhesitatingly attacked the three machines, which were in close formation, despite the fact that a fourth, hovering above, threatened to close in and join the enemy formation. He succeeded in shooting down the enemy machine, which proved to be a biplane returning from an important mission.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Miami, Florida

Mitchell, John A.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Mitchell, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Hearing cries of distress from a disabled tank, Lieutenant Mitchell, assisted by a soldier, advanced in the face of terrific machine-gun and shell fire to the spot. Notwithstanding the fact that the tank was subjected to point-blank fire of artillery, he succeeded in rescuing the badly wounded tank commander and removing him to a place of safety.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Livingston, Tennessee

Mitchell, John B.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John B. Mitchell, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near St. Mihiel, France, September 16, 1918. Although severely wounded while carrying a message from his battalion headquarters through, an extremely heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, Private Mitchell persevered and successfully delivered the message.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Gary, Indiana

*Mitchell, John E.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John E. Mitchell, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 3, 1918. Displaying utter disregard for his personal safety, Lieutenant Mitchell led his platoon through an extremely heavy machine-gun and artillery barrage, and destroyed several enemy machine-gun nests. He was later killed while making a reconnaissance.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York

Mitchell, Manton C.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Manton C. Mitchell, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 39th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, A.E.F., near St. Thibault, France, August 5, 1918. The attack battalion having been held up by heavy machine-gun fire while attempting to cross the Vesle River, Major Mitchell, who was in command of the support battalion, went forward through heavy machine-gun fire and encouraged and assisted the advanced troops to cross the river. He was severely wounded in the leg while directing these movements, but he refused to be evacuated and continued in the attack, remaining with the attack battalion until the evening of August 5.

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  General Orders No. 60, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Providence, Rhode Island

Mitchell, William "Billy"

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William "Billy" Mitchell, Brigadier General (Signal Corps), U.S. Army Air Service, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Chief of Air Service, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in action at Noyon, France, March 26, 1918; near the Marne River, France, during July, 1918; and in the St. Mihiel salient, France, September 12 to 16, 1918. For displaying bravery far beyond that required by his position as Chief of Air Service, 1st Army, American Expeditionary Forces, setting a personal example to the United States aviation by piloting his airplane over the battle lines since the entry of the United States into the war, some instances being a flight in a monoplane over the battle of Noyon on March 26, 1918, and the back areas, seeing and reporting upon the action of both air and ground troops, which led to a change in our aviation's tactical methods; a flight in a monoplane over the bridges which the Germans had laid across the Marne during July 1918, which led to the first definite reports of the location of these bridges and the subsequent attack upon the German troops by our air forces; daily reconnaissances over the lines during the battle of St. Mihiel salient, September 12 to 16, securing valuable information of the enemy troops in the air and on the ground, which led to the excellent combined action by the allied air services and ground troops particularly this battle.

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

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mix, Ralph B.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph B. Mix, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., at Grand Pre, France, October 17, 1918. While carrying a message through heavy shell and machine-gun fire to an advanced platoon, Private Mix found two wounded men, whose injuries he dressed. Upon returning from his mission, he asked for and received permission to take food to the wounded men. He subsequently made two trips through intense fire, carrying them back to shelter.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Hudson Falls, New York

Moan, Ralph T.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph T. Moan, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Riaville, France, September 26, 1918. Mechanic Moan, who was detailed as a runner, made several trips carrying important messages across terrain swept by constant fire from machine-guns, snipers, trench mortars, and artillery. His disregard for personal safety and devotion to duty in the prompt deli very of messages contributed greatly to the success of the action.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: East Machias, Maine

Mobley, Charles R.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles R. Mobley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Ypres, Belgium, August 25, 1918. At imminent peril to his own life, Sergeant Mobley and two companions extinguished a fire in an ammunition dump, caused by a bursting shell, thereby preventing the explosion of the dump and saving the lives of a large number of men who were in the vicinity.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Williamston, North Carolina

*Mobley, Lotus N.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lotus N. Mobley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Trugny, France, July 23, 1918. Sergeant Mobley displayed exceptional courage in dashing into field under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, and carrying to safety a wounded man.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Modrow, Perry F.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Perry F. Modrow, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 124th Field Artillery (Attached), 33d Division, A.E.F., near Romagne, France, November 1, 1918. Private Modrow was wounded while serving at the battalion aid station under heavy shell fire, but he insisted on continuing at work until compelled to go to the rear against his will.