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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    13th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 13, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 89 (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 Corporal Harold Vest Beal (ASN: 562801), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery A, 13th Field Artillery, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chery-Chartreuve, France, 13 August 1918. Corporal Beal displayed unusual courage in repairing shattered telephone lines during a heavy barrage under direct observation by the enemy. He was repeatedly knocked down by concussion of shells and he was painfully wounded in the shoulder by a bursting shell, but he continued at his work until it was completed without seeking medical aid.