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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    309th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 17, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 125 (1918)

    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 Howard Daniel Jillson (ASN: 1735489), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in Bois-de-Hailbat, northeast of Jaulny, France, 17 September 1918. Although suffering from illness, Private Jillson volunteered as runner, and repeatedly carried messages across heavily shelled areas, displaying the greatest courage and coolness.