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Navy Federal Credit Union
Edward
T.
Nichols

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Regiment:

    21st Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    July 1, 1898
    D.S.C. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit and the D.S.M. under the provisions of the act of Congress (March 5, 1931)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross, in lieu of a previously issued Certificate of Merit and Distinguished Service Medal, to First Sergeant Edward T. Nichols, United States Army, for extraordinary while serving as a member of Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment, heroism in action at Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898.