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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Major

    Division:

    1st French Army

    Action Date:

    February 2, 1945

    Headquarters, SIXTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 53 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Major Jean Marie Guerin, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with 1st French Army, in action against enemy forces in France, on 2 February 1945. Major Guerin’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.