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Interesting Notes:

Major Prescott S. Tucker was a Medical Corps officer.

* Denotes Posthumous Award

*TABOR, CLIFFORD E.
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 314th Infantry, AEF
Date of Action: 29 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 Clifford E. Tabor, 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 Nantillois, France, 29 September 1918, in attending to the wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 4 (June 3, 1919)

TAYLOR, DANIEL
Private First Class, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 101st Infantry, AEF
Date of Action: 20 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 First Class Daniel Taylor, 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 Vaux, France, 20 July 1918, in going out under heavy shell fire in order to dress the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 6 (June 3, 1919)

TAYLOR, JOHN H.
Private First Class, Medical Department, U.S. Army
S. S. U. No. 647, AEF
Date of Action: 15 – 18 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 First Class John H. Taylor, 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 in the Bois de Jure, France, 15-18 September 1918, in making nine trips over a shell swept road in order to evacuate the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 4 (June 3, 1919)

THOMAS, RAYMOND R.
Sergeant, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 324th F. A., AEF
Date of Action: 14 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), Sergeant Raymond R. Thomas, 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 in the Cote des Roches, France, 14 October 1918, in going to the assistance of wounded under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 4 (June 3, 1919)

THOMPSON, CHARLES C.
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
104th Ambulance Company, AEF
Date of Action: 20 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 Charles C. Thompson, 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 Bouresches, France, 20 July 1918, while in charge of a squad of litter bearers.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 6 (June 3, 1919)

THURSTON, ALVIN S.
Sergeant, Medical Department, U.S. Army
130th Ambulance Company, AEF
Date of Action: 3 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), Sergeant Alvin S. Thurston, 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 Bethincourt, France, 3 October 1918, although severely wounded he directed the loading and evacuation of an ambulance before allowing himself to be evacuated.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 4 (June 3, 1919)

TILDEN, HEBER V.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
S. S. U. No. 578, AEF
Date of Action: 15 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 First Class Heber V. Tilden, S. S. U. No. 578, 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 in the Bois de Rougis, France 15 July 1918, in continually evacuating the wounded under heavy shell fire and direct enemy observation.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 6 (June 3, 1919)

TUCKER, PRESCOTT S.
Major, Medical Corps, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 4th Engineers, AEF
Date of Action: 10 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), Major Prescott S. Tucker, 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 action at Chery-Chartreuve, France, 10 August 1918, in taking off his gas mask during a heavy shell and gas bombardment in order to be better able to take care of the wounded.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 5 (June 3, 1919)

UHRLAUB, ERNEST
Private, Medical Department, U.S. Army
Medical Detachment, 137th Infantry, AEF
Date of Action: 29 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 Ernest Uhrlaub, 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 Charpentry, France, 29 September 1918, in giving first aid to a wounded soldier under heavy shell fire.
General Orders: GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 6 (June 3, 1919)