Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
William
C.
Pitts

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    21st Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    March 7, 1908
    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 Private William C. Pitts, United States Army, for saving from drowning, near Florence, Arizona, a citizen of Florence, Arizona, on 7 March 1908, while serving as a member of Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment.