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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Medical Corps)

    Regiment:

    28th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    March 17, May 28, & July 18 – 22, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 117 (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 Captain (Medical Corps) George H. Gage, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Rembercourt, France on 17 March 1918, and at Cantigny, 28 May 1918. Conspicuous for his courage, Captain Gage gave inspiration to the officers and men of the command by his extraordinary heroism throughout the operations south of Soissons, 18 to 22 July 1918, and especially at Berzy-le-Sec, 21 July 1918, when he accompanied the first line and attended the wounded in the open under incessant machine-gun and artillery fire.