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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Regiment:

    320th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 27, 1918

    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 4 (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), First Sergeant Clyde W. Thompson (ASN: 1829936), 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. First Sergeant Thompson distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 320th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 27 September 1918, while in charge of a combat patrol.