Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    103d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 12, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 64 (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 Leo J. Dorey (ASN: 68183), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. Throughout a period of extreme shelling and unusually heavy machine-gun fire, Private Dorey volunteered and carried messages repeatedly from his platoon to his company commander. He conveyed information which resulted in the capture of two officers and 22 men of the enemy.