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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    140th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 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), Private Joe E. Hanna (ASN: 2220512), 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. Private Hanna distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company I, 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action on 28 September 1918, near Exermont, France, in rendering aid to wounded men and helping them to the rear during a counterattack.