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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant of Infantry

    Regiment:

    369th U.S. Infantry (Attached)

    Division:

    93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 26 – 30, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 19, 1922

    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 First Lieutenant of Infantry Roger Maxwell, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Information Officer, 369th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 93d Division, A.E.F., at Vaulmy, France, September 26 – 30, 1918. Lieutenant Maxwell accomplished liaison missions under very difficult circumstances and gave valuable help to the general commanding the Army corps during the battle of September 26 – 30, 1918.