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George McCelvey graduated from The Citadel with the Class of 1911.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    47th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 7 – 9, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) George Calhoun McCelvey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Thibault, France, August 7 – 9, 1918. Lieutenant McCelvey stood in the swift current of the Vesle River and helped the men of three platoons across. He was pulled into the river twice by drowning men, but each time succeeding in bringing them ashore. On succeeding days he was conspicuously present in places of danger, setting a splendid example to his command.