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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    60th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 16 – 17, October 5– – 16, & November 6, 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 (Infantry) Rex Paul Enochs, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Bon-Vaux, France, 16 – 17 September 1918; near Bois-de-Rappes, France, 15 – 16 October 1918, and in the Murvaux Valley, France, 6 November 1918. In the Bois-de-Bon Vaux, Lieutenant Enochs displayed exceptional bravery in maintaining liaison between his battalion and adjoining units under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. On 15 – 16 October, he was part of a small detachment which advanced to the objective several kilometers beyond the other troops, being completely cut off by the enemy. During the night Lieutenant Enochs led patrols and personally overcame enemy machine-gunners. On 6 November this officer maintained liaison system in advance of our troops despite enemy machine-gun fire from the front and flanks.