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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    119th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 29, 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 Sergeant Walter S. Forehand (ASN: 1316251), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. Sergeant Forehand showed exceptional bravery and devotion to duty by advancing with another soldier, though separated from his platoon, in the attack by his regiment on 29 September 1918. They found four privates, also lost in the smoke and fog; and, with this small party, proceeded toward the objective. During their advance, they surprised and captured ninety-two Germans, including several officers, without other aid. They succeeded in getting all of the prisoners back to the Military Police, and then rejoined their platoon.