The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Hugh L. Matthews (MCSN: 0-609), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while attached to Headquarters, Second Division, A.E.F. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews participated in the occupation of the Toulon-Tryon Sectors, on the Heights of the Meuse, between Verdun and St. Mihiel, March 14 to 15 May 1918; and in the battles in the Chateau-Thierry Sector, June 1st to July 10th; southwest of Soissons, July 18 to 19; the occupation of the Marbache Sector, just north of Nancy, August 7th to 16th; the battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, October 1st to 10th; and the battle of Meuse-Argonne, November 1st to 11th; the march to the Rhine; the occupation of the Coblens Bridge Head; and the return of the Second Division to the United States. As Assistant Chief of Staff, in charge of the Department of Administration, there came under his jurisdiction all matters pertaining to the supply and transportation of the troops, discipline, health, etc. In short Lieutenant Colonel Matthews had supervision over the work of the Adjutant, Quartermaster, Commissary, Ordnance Officer, Judge Advocate, Chief Surgeon, Chief of Engineers, Senior Chaplain, and the Welfare Organizations.
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Awards Received
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Navy Cross
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Silver Star
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Navy Cross
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
March 14 – November 11, 1918
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Silver Star
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
November 11, 1918
Citation Orders No. 88, 2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesBy direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Lieutenant Colonel Hugh L. Matthews (MCSN: 0-609), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews distinguished himself while serving with Headquarters, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. (SECOND Citation)
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Silver Star
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
October 1 – 10, 1918
Citation Orders, 2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesBy direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Lieutenant Colonel Hugh L. Matthews (MCSN: 0-609), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews distinguished himself while serving with Headquarters, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces at Blanc Mont, France, 1 – 10 October 1918.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
World War I
War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1921)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Hugh L. Matthews (MCSN: 0-609), United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 2d Division, A.E.F., in which he functioned with marked ability during the St. Mihiel, Blanc Mont, and Argonne offensives.