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By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class Thomas P. Tidball (ASN: 2214729), 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 First Class Tidball distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company H, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near La Tieulerle Farm, France, 23 July 1918, in crawling forward across an open field swept by machine gun fire and attempting to capture a house containing several enemy machine guns.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Regiment:

    4th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 23, 1918
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 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 First Class Thomas P. Tidball (ASN: 2214729), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company H, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Private First Class Tidball displayed great courage near la Tieulerie Farm on 23 July 1918, when he crawled one hundred and fifty meters across an open field swept by heavy machine gun fire and attempted to capture a house known to contain several enemy machine guns.