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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    326th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 16, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (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 Daniel T. Brosnahan (ASN: 1903134), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 326th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, 16 October 1918. On three different occasions Private Brosnahan advanced under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire to a point considerably in advance of our front lines and rescued wounded comrades, bringing them safely back to our lines.