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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    113th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 23, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 35 (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 Private William T. Golden (ASN: 1278325), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Etraye, France, 23 October 1918. After his company had been forced to retire about 100 meters on account of a heavy barrage on its position, Private Golden worked his way through heavy shell and machine-gun fire to the position formerly held and succeeded in bringing a wounded comrade to a place of safety.