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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    101st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 23, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 21 (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 Corporal Bernard John McGuirl (ASN: 62960), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 23 October 1918. While leading a squad of ammunition carriers, Corporal McGuirl was severely wounded. After a tourniquet had been applied to his wounds he ordered the second in command to continue with the work, refusing the aid of his comrades until their mission had been completed. While on his way to a hospital Corporal McGuirl died of his wounds.