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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    135th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    34th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    April 28, 1943

    Headquarters, U.S. Army-North African Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 64 (July 28, 1943)

    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 Captain (Infantry) Vincent Farnsworth Goodsell, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 28 April 1943, in Tunisia. On that date, Captain Goodsell led his company in an attack against Hill 490 in Tunisia. Observing a hostile group armed with machine guns moving into a position from which his battalion would be enfiladed, he personally led three of his men forward to intercept the enemy. The group was seen and brought under intense machine gun fire, but in spite of this and with complete disregard for his own safety, Captain Goodsell drove home his attack, killing or capturing the entire enemy group and their three machine guns. By these actions, he removed a serious threat to the success of the attack of his battalion. Captain Goodsell’s aggressive leadership, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 34th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.