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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    364th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 39 (1920)

    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 Archie J. Jones (ASN: 3133255), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the attack on Bois-de-Baulny, north of Epinonville, France, 28 September 1918. During the attack Private Jones rushed, under enemy machine-gun fire, into the open in advance of the lines held and rendered first aid to a badly wounded officer who was lying exposed to enemy machine-gun fire.