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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Chef de Battalion

    Regiment:

    2d Brigade

    Division:

    1st Motorized Infantry Division, French Army

    Action Date:

    August 21, 1944

    Headquarters, SEVENTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 62 (February 23, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Chef de Battalion Butin, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with 2d Brigade, 1st Motorized Infantry Division, French Army, in action against enemy forces in France, on 21 August 1944. Chef de Battalion Butin’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.