By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Archie B. Kirkland, United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Kirkland distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Near Vierzy, France, 19 July 1918, he showed great bravery, continually remaining under heavy shell fire, taking care of the wounded and assisting them to the rear.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Archie B. Kirkland, United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Kirkland distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action against the enemy in the Champagne Sector, France, during World War I.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Archie B. Kirkland, United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Kirkland distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Chateau-Thierry, France, on the night of 16 – 17 June 1918. Sergeants Bourdette and Bower and Private Bass left the shelter of their dugouts under heavy shell fire, disregarding personal safety, and assisted the Company Commander in digging out Private Farr, who had been buried by a shell explosion–during which time several shells fell nearby and Private Bass was wounded. Nevertheless they continued their work until Private Farr was released. At the same time, Hospital Apprentice Kirkland voluntarily left his dugout and at a great risk to himself from shells falling in his vicinity, attended to ten men who were wounded and lying in the open.