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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    126th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 31, 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 Clifford Burtt (ASN: 2277869), United States Army, is cited 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 Burtt distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company G, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Juvigny, France, 31 August 1918, in rescuing a wounded officer under heavy machine gun fire.