Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Herman
Hecht

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Regiment:

    4th Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    July 1, 1898
    D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal in lieu of the Certificate of Merit previously issued to First Sergeant Herman Hecht, United States Army, for distinguished service as a member of Company H, 4th Infantry Regiment, in battle at El Caney, Cuba, on 1 July 1898.