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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    61st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 13, 1918

    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 2 (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), Sergeant Clifton R. Faith (ASN: 2386689), 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. Sergeant Faith distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company D, 61st Infantry Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Cunel, France, 13 October 1918, in reorganizing units of his company and leading them forward in the attack.