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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    358th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 12, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 81 (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 Pearl James Wines (ASN: 2220447), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Fey-en-Haye, France, 12 September 1918. Upon encountering a party of five Germans, one of whom wounded him in the side, Sergeant Wines, unaided, engaged the entire number, killing three and capturing the other two.