Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Richard
Williams

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    24th 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 Corporal Richard Williams, United States Army, for distinguished service while serving as a member of Company B, 24th Infantry Regiment, in action at Santiago, Cuba, on 1 July 1898.