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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    339th Infantry

    Division:

    85th Division (Detachment in North Russia)

    Action Date:

    April 2, 1919

    War Department, General Orders No. 19 (1920)

    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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Howard H. Pellegrom, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with 339th Infantry, 85th Division (Detachment in North Russia), in action at Bolshieozerke, Russia, 2 April 1919. Lieutenant Pellegrom exposed himself to direct enemy observation and fire to go forward 200 yards in advance of our lines and drag a wounded medical attendant to a place of safety.