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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    59th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 29, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 39 (1920)

    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 Lawrence Boop (ASN: 2659181), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 59th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Bois-de-Brieulles, France, 29 September 1918. After all communication with the company on the left had been broken by an intense machine-gun and artillery fire, Private Boop volunteered and reestablished liaison with the flank company, successfully performing this mission by going a distance of over 300 yards through a terrific artillery and machine-gun fire.