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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    116th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (1919)

    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 Forrest Hulett (ASN: 2038156), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Etraye Ridge, France, 24 October 1918. Crawling to the aid of two men who had been left when his company withdrew, Private Hulett was exposed to both sniper and machine-gun fire. On reaching the side of his comrades he found them both to be dead, after which he made his way safely to our lines.