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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    109th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 4, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 64 (1919)

    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 Henry L. Jones (ASN: 1253832), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery D, 109th Field Artillery, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near La Chene Tondu, France, 4 October 1918. Corporal Jones left an observation post and, exposing himself to intense artillery and machinegun fire, dressed the wounds of an officer who had fallen in the open; then, with the aid of another soldier, he carried the wounded officer to a dressing station. His action saved the life of the officer.