Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Regiment:

    104th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    April 10, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 99 (1918)

    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 First Class Kenneth Bausman Page (ASN: 2939), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 104th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Bois Brule, near Apremont, France, 10 April 1918. Private First Class Page displayed conspicuous gallantry in running through a heavily shelled area to rescue an officer who had fallen mortally wounded, and, at great personal risk, carrying him to a dressing station.