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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 Corporal Fred W. Edgar (ASN: 546891), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Jaulgonne, France, 24 July 1918. Corporal Edgar placed five wounded men in a shell hole in front of the enemy’s machine-gun emplacements and protected them until nightfall with his rifle fire. He then went for aid and returned with stretchers to find that three of them had left the place. After helping to carry the two remaining to the rear, he returned to make further search, in which he was unsuccessful, but returned with one German prisoner whom he had captured.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    30th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 24, 1918
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Fred W. Edgar (ASN: 546891), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company G, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Corporal Edgar displayed exceptional heroism near Jaulgonne, France, on 24 July 1918. Under heavy enemy fire he rescued five wounded comrades, placed them in a shell hole and with rifle fire protected them until evening, when he procured stretcher-bearers and brought them to the wounded men. Finding that three of them were missing, he voluntarily went toward the German lines to search for them. There he engaged in a hand-to-hand combat with a German soldier and carried him as a prisoner back to his own lines. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]