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By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Kenneth K. Burns, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Corporal Burns distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 2d Field Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during World War I. Corporal Burns displayed courage and nerve in crawling out into No Man’s Land for the purpose of inspecting wire connections and while there removing from the bodies of two dead Germans papers which contained valuable information.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    2d Field Battalion

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    May 27 – 31, 1918
    Headquarters, 1st Division, A.E.F., General Orders No. 29 (June 22, 1918)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant Kenneth K. Burns, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Sergeant Burns distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 2d Field Battalion, Signal Corps, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, France, 27 to 31 May 1918. Sergeant Burns voluntarily installed and maintained telephone lines under heavy shell fire.