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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Sous-Lieutenant

    Division:

    Office of Strategic Services

    Action Date:

    April 9 – July 27, 1944

    Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 123 (June 16, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Sous-Lieutenant Georges Clement, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while attached to the Office of Strategic Services, in action against enemy forces at enemy-occupied Le Mans, France, from 9 April to 27 July 1944. Sous-Lieutenant Clement’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.