Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    9th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 8, 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 Private Simon M. Thompson (ASN: 1439030), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Medeah, Ferme, France, 8 October 1918. Under intense machine-gun fire during a counterattack following a heavy artillery barrage, Private Thompson, with another soldier, checked the attack for a considerable distance, killing ten of the enemy, including two officers, and keeping off the hostile party with his pistol while loading his rifle with his other hand.