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George
Alexander
Campbell
KIA (WWI)
December 31, 1869

–

October 4, 1918

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery

George Campbell enlisted in the 12th U.S. Infantry in 1889 to fight in the Sioux Indian Campaign. He served for twenty-two years and in six wars: the Indian Campaigns, the Philippines, and Cuba, and then China during the Boxer Rebellion. He then went to the Mexican Border fighting the armies of Pancho Villa and was instrumental in capturing the notorious Moro leader Faustino Alban. He then went back to the Philippines until he retired in 1908. In 1917 at the age of 48 he returned to military service with a commission, and was Killed in Action during World War I.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    18th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 12, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 44 (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 Captain (Infantry) George Alexander Campbell, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Mihiel, France, 12 September 1918. Captain Campbell displayed exceptional bravery, when, with three men, he preceded his battalion into Le Jolie Bois and captured three machine guns and 20 prisoners which had been maintaining a heavy fire upon our lines.