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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    359th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 12, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 128 (1918)

    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 Sergeant Herbert Edward Barry (ASN: 2852029), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fey-en-Haye, France, 12 September 1918. Sergeant Barry, while carrying a message through a heavy barrage, was knocked down by shell explosions several times, but with heroic devotion to duty he continued on and delivered his message. On the return trip he was rendered unconscious for three hours by a shell. Upon being revived he immediately reported to battalion headquarters for duty.