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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    112th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 7, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 11 (1921)

    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 Vincenzo Roneri (ASN: 1247694), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chatel-Chehery, France, 7 October 1918. Responding to a call from a noncommissioned officer, Private Roneri exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire to go 200 yards in advance of our lines and assist in carrying a wounded man to a place of safety. While in performance of this act, he was exposed to machine-gun fire from two directions.