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William Waring was credited with 1 aerial victory in World War I.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Service

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Service)

    Batallion:

    11th Aero Squadron

    Division:

    American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 26, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (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 First Lieutenant (Air Service) William Wallace Waring, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 11th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 26 September 1918. Deeming it impossible to catch their own formation, Lieutenant Waring, with Lieutenant Sigbert Norris, observer, attached themselves to a formation from the 20th Squadron and engaged in a 35-minute fight with 30 enemy aircraft. Five of this squadron were lost and the observer of one of the three remaining planes seriously wounded. The wounded man had fallen in a position which made the control of the machine difficult. Lieutenant Waring immediately placed his machine between the enemy formation and the crippled companion in order to protect it, and continued to fly in this place until our lines were crossed and the enemy scouts driven off.