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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Bugler

    Regiment:

    111th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 2, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 6 (1931)

    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 Bugler William Y. Abbott (ASN: 1243958), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, 2 October 1918. While on duty as a runner carrying messages to company commanders across heavily shelled areas, Bugler Abbott discovered an office lying severely wounded out in advance of the line. After delivering his message he volunteered to rescue this officer unaided and in so doing he himself was wounded.