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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    357th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 13, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 89 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Frank Carroll Morey (ASN: 2805914), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Foret Vencheres, France, 13 September 1918. As a battalion runner, Private Morey constantly exposed himself during a six-hour bombardment to maintain liaison. After passing repeatedly through the enemy barrage to deliver important messages, he volunteered to accompany or lead a reconnaissance patrol to investigate enemy activities which he had noticed while on his missions of liaison and obtained valuable information for his commander.