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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    8th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 14 – 15, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 98 (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 Corporal Louis W. Myers (ASN: 554137), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Rocq, France, July 14 – 15, 1918. Corporal Myers repeatedly exposed himself to the terrific enemy shell fire in carrying messages and rendering first aid to the wounded.