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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    118th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 26 – October 17, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 44 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Milledge Andrew Gordon (ASN: 1312846), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Barricourt, France, September 26 – 17 October 1918. Orders for his relief having failed to reach him, Sergeant Gordon remained on duty all night, maintaining liaison between gun sections of his platoon. Exposed to severe shell fire from which he was gassed, Sergeant Gordon nevertheless stayed with his company, and while going forward on 8 October he fainted from the effects of the gas and was evacuated to the rear, unconscious. Regaining consciousness while en route to the casualty clearing station, he crawled out of the ambulance and worked his way back to his company without securing treatment. Though still suffering from weakness, he persistently refused to be evacuated and took part in subsequent engagements with his platoon until he was killed in action 17 October 1918.