Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    16th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 4, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (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 Private William L. Gillespie (ASN: 43221), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Forest of Argonne, France, 4 October 1918. While carrying a message from the support to the firing line, Private Gillespie was severely wounded, but he continued on his mission and delivered his message.