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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    305th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 3, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 44 (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 Private Regnoll Chester Scott (ASN: 3134334), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne Forest, France, 3 October 1918. Although himself severely wounded, Private Scott assisted in caring for wounded comrades, refusing aid until all others had received treatment. In the performance of his duties he carried a message through an area which was under heavy machine-gun fire and constant hand-grenade bombing.