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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    327th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 7, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 189 (1919)

    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 Private Joseph Bobryk (ASN: 1907052), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 327th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chatel-Chehery, France, 7 October 1918. After his company had suffered heavy casualties in reaching its objective and consolidating its position. Private Bobryk volunteered and, single handed, carried numerous wounded men to the dressing station, crossing the Aire River in so doing and passing each time through terrific artillery and machine-gun fire. Even after being painfully gassed, he continued this work without thought for his own personal safety.