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 Frank J. Irwin (ASN: 1210102), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Mount Kemmel sector, Belgium, 17 August 1918. While engaged with an American working party between the British front and support lines a British ration party passing near by was struck by high-explosive hostile shellfire, badly wounding several. Corporal Irwin, with two assistants, voluntarily twice crossed an area under heavy enemy shell and machine-gun fire in order to carry the wounded men to a position of safety.
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Awards Received
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Silver Star
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Distinguished Service Cross
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
CorporalRegiment:
107th Infantry RegimentDivision:
27th Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
August 17, 1918
War Department, General Orders No. 43, 1922 -
Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
CorporalRegiment:
107th Infantry RegimentDivision:
27th Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
August 17, 1918
GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 8 (March 1, 1920)By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Frank J. Irwin (ASN: 1210102), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Corporal Irwin distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action in the Mont Kemmel Sector, Belgium, 17 August 1918, while assisting wounded to shelter under fire.