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George Jenks Shively

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George Jenks Shively

Birth
Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
Apr 1980 (aged 87)
Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private First Class George J. Shively (ASN: 9141), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Section No. 585, Ambulance Service, A.E.F., during the fighting near Soissons, France, 21 July 1918. Private First Class Shively drove his ambulance through shell fire and continued on after his car was badly shattered until he had delivered his patients to a dressing station, when he fainted from serious wounds in his left arm and both legs, existence of which he had denied when the ambulance was hit.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private First Class George J. Shively (ASN: 9141), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Section No. 585, Ambulance Service, A.E.F., during the fighting near Soissons, France, 21 July 1918. Private First Class Shively drove his ambulance through shell fire and continued on after his car was badly shattered until he had delivered his patients to a dressing station, when he fainted from serious wounds in his left arm and both legs, existence of which he had denied when the ambulance was hit.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)


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  • Created by: Sue
  • Added: Nov 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61236975/george_jenks-shively: accessed ), memorial page for George Jenks Shively (6 Jan 1893–Apr 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61236975, citing Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47160006).