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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    344th Battalion

    Division:

    Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 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 Bathurst Chambliss (ASN: 2399527), 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 Chambliss distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Charpentry, France, 28 September 1918, in bringing in a wounded soldier under heavy shell fire.