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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    114th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 13, 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 Alwyn Arnold Kerr (ASN: 2041346), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 114th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Ormont, France, 13 October 1918. While on guard duty in the front line Private Kerr saw four of the enemy approaching through the thick fog. Without hesitation, he gave the alarm and charged them, capturing the entire number, after determined resistance.