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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    7th Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    September 28, 1914

    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 Sergeant Claude R. Vandervert, United States Army, for distinguished conduct while serving as a member of Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment, on 28 September 1914, at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in risking his life in rescuing a man who was in danger of drowning.