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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    354th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 1, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 126 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Edward Barry (ASN: 2088934), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-du-Barricourt, France, 1 November 1918. After receiving a dangerous wound in the chest from a shell fragment, Corporal Barry insisted in going forward with his combat group. He pushed forward through the intense machine-gun fire until again hit by a machine-gun bullet, which caused his death.