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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    1st Engineer Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 7, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 78 (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 First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Edward P. Brooks, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Engineers, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Pont-Maugis, France, 7 November 1918. Exposing himself to intense machine-gun and artillery fire, Lieutenant Brooks personally reconnoitered the ground over which an attack was to be made. He then skillfully led his men in a successful attack on the village, which was defended by machine guns and a 77 mm. gun firing on the advancing troops. Lieutenant Brooks coolly led his platoon in the face of this fire until they were near enough to put the enemy gunners to route by rifle fire.