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Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    26th Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    January 21, 1902

    D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal in lieu of the Certificate of Merit previously issued to Private Arthur T. Priestly, United States Army, for distinguished courage while serving as a member of Company K, 26th Infantry Regiment, exhibited by him in going, at the peril of his life, to the rescue of comrades and natives who had been upset in the Pambujan River Island of Samar, Philippine Islands, on 21 January, 1902, and were in imminent danger of death from drowning.