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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    305th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 27, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 70 (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 Private Herbert William Mackmer (ASN: 1712678), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Carrefour-de-Meurrussons, France, 27 September 1918. When his platoon encountered intense fire from hostile trench mortars and machine-guns, Private Mackmer took up an exposed position on the flank and, with his automatic rifle, covered the withdrawal of the platoon to a protected position, sacrificing his life in so doing.