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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    137th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 95 (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 John E. Kenoyer (ASN: 1448399), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Baulny, France, 28 September 1918. Having previously made several trips to the rear with wounded comrades under heavy shell fire, Private Kenoyer, with another litter-bearer, after making three attempts, succeeded in reaching their battalion commander, who lay wounded under heavy machine-gun fire, and carried him back to safety.