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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    121st Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 14, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 81 (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 Corporal Jerry J. Jerabek (ASN: 285897), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 121st Machine-Gun Battalion, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in Romagne Woods, France, 14 October 1918. Passing through heavy fire and through wire entanglements, he led his section to a position 500 meters in advance of the infantry, where he set up his guns and effectively covered the advance. He showed marked bravery and skill in leading his men, capturing 22 prisoners without sustaining a casualty.