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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Batallion:

    122d Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 10, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 44 (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 Ernest Meador (ASN: 1392374), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 122d Machine-Gun Battalion, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Chaume, France, 10 October 1918. Having induced a stretcher bearer to accompany him, Private Meador made his way through heavy shell and machine-gun fire to the front of the line, to aid a wounded comrade. His stretcher bearer was killed in the exploit, but Private Meador placed the man on the stretcher and dragged him back to safety.