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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 Conrad C. Burk (ASN: 2337887), United States Army, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company A, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Corporal Burk displayed great courage and devotion to duty on the afternoon of 15 October 1918, in the Bois de Foret northeast of Cunel, when he voluntarily offered to carry an important message through artillery fire after a previous runner had been killed. Before he had gone 50 yards, he, too, was killed by shell fire.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    4th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 26, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Conrad C. Burk (ASN: 2337887), United States Army, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Corporal Burk distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Le Charmel, France, 26 July 1918, in reorganizing scattered detachments under heavy artillery and machine gun fire.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    4th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 26, 1918
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Conrad C. Burk (ASN: 2337887), United States Army, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company A, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the attack on Le Charmel, 26 July 1918, Corporal Burk under heavy artillery and machine gun fire, after all the company’s officers were disabled, fearlessly exposed himself in gathering scattered detachments and reorganizing them for the advance.