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Note: WW 1 veteran, Distinguished Service Cross
contracted tuberculosis in France, died of pneumonia in 1931
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AWARDED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Emil Buckendahl (ASN: 1419977), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, 5 October 1918. Private Buckendahl, a litter bearer, on his own initiative, went out from a position of shelter to an exposed flank, under intense machine-gun fire, and carried back to safety a wounded soldier, who had been left in the field.
«b»General Orders: «/b»War Department, General Orders 66 (May 21, 1919)
«b»Action Date: «/b»5-Oct-18
«b»Service: Army«/b»
«b»Rank: «/b»Private
«b»Company: «/b»Company F
«b»Regiment: «/b»127th Infantry Regiment
«b»Division: «/b»32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces
«b»Place of Birth: «/b»Pierce, Nebraska
«b»Home of Record: «/b»Pierce, Nebraska
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