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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Mechanic

    Regiment:

    325th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 16, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 81 (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 Mechanic Frank Ligsukis (ASN: 1899406), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, 16 October 1918. With another soldier, Mechanic Ligsukis voluntarily made several trips into “No Man’s Land,” under heavy enemy fire, and carried to safety eight wounded comrades who had been lying helpless and exposed to this fire.