Interesting Notes:
Private First Class Bernard Appel earned his Citation Star as part of the North Russian Expedition.
Captain George N. Abbott and First Lieutenant Waldo J. Adams were Dental Corps officers.
First Lieutenant Richard T. Arnest was a Medical Corps officer.
* Denotes Posthumous Award
ABBOTT, GEORGE N.
Captain, Dental Corps, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 371st Infantry, 93rd Division, AEF
Date of Action: 30 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain George N. Abbott, Dental Corps, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action on September 30, 1918, in the Champagne Sector, in aiding the wounded under heavy enemy fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 7 (June 3, 1919)
ADAMS, JAMES M.
Captain, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 11th Field Artillery, AEF
Date of Action: 11 November 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain James M. Adams, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Laneuville, France, 11 November 1918, in attending to the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ADAMS, LEROY
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 165th Infantry, AEF
Date of Action: 16 and 17 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Leroy Adams, Medical Detachment, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Bois des Handroneilles Bas, France, 17-17 September, 1918, in rescuing wounded comrades under heavy fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ADAMS, WALDO J.
First Lieutenant, Dental Corps, U.S. Army
364thth Infantry, 91st Division, AEF
Date of Action: 26 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant Waldo J. Adams, Dental Corps, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Very, France, 26 September, 1918, in caring for the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
AGEN, MEYER
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 1st Engineers, AEF
Date of Action: 21-22 July 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Meyer Agen, Medical Detachment, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Soissons, France, 21-22 July, 1918, in dressing and evacuating the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
AHEARN, ALBERT J.
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
102nd Ambulance Company, AEF
Date of Action: 26-27 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Albert J. Ahearn, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Saulx, 26-27 September 1918, when he drove his ambulance continuously for 27 hours under heavy shell fire evacuating the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ALBERT, ALFRED R.
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
110th Ambulance Company, AEF
Date of Action: 10-11 August 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Alfred R. Albert, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Fismes, France, 10-11 August 1918, in evacuating the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ALLEN, ROBERT R.
Captain, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 6th Engineers, AEF
Date of Action: 21 July 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain Robert R. Allen, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Mezy, France, on the Marne River, July 21, 1918, in caring for the wounded under artillery fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 8 (March 1, 1920)
ALLEN, VICTOR
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
355th Ambulance Company, AEF
Date of Action: 14 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Victor Allen, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Xammes, France, 14 September 1918, in rescuing a wounded soldier under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ANDERSON, KARL B.
Private, U.S. Army
S. S. U. No. 608, AEF
Date of Action: 23 June 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Karl B. Anderson, S. S. U. No. 608, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action on 23 June 1918, in rescuing the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
APPEL, BERNARD
Private First Class, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 310th Engineers, AEF
Date of Action: 3 November 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class Bernard Appel, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Obozerskaya, Russia, on November 3, 1918, while bringing in enemy wounded to the dressing station under shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 8 (March 1, 1920)
ARNEST, RICHARD T.
First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, U.S. Army
104th Sanitary Train, AEF
Date of Action: 8 October 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant Richard T. Arnest, Medical Corps, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in the Bois de Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918, in caring for the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
ASTLETT, ERIC A.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
S. S. U. No. 647, AEF
Date of Action: 15 September 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Eric A. Astlett, S. S. U. No. 647, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action near Norry, France, 15 September 1918, in caring for the wounded under heavy enemy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
AUCLAIR, VICTOR
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 145th Infantry, AEF
Date of Action: 3 November 1918
Citation:
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Victor Auclair, Medical Department, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and is entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal ribbon as prescribed by Paragraph 1, G.O. 75, c. s., these headquarters. For gallantry in action at Eyne, Belgium, 3 November 1918, in caring for the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)
