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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    101st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 12, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 46 (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 Sergeant William T. Nimmo (ASN: 60828), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. During the drive across the St. Mihiel salient, Sergeant Nimmo led a group of 25 men through a severe machine-gun fire and into the woods occupied by the enemy. There lie charged a machine-gun nest single handed and captured the gun. The gun crew attempted to escape by entering a nearby dugout, but Sergeant Nimmo followed them into the dugout alone and captured the entire crew.