Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Regiment:

    370th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 19, 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 pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Nathaniel C. White (ASN: 1402540), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 370th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Vauxaillon, France, 19 September 1918. Private White, while acting as company runner, exposed himself constantly to intense enemy machine-gun and artillery fire and was killed while in the performance of his duty.