DAKIN, HURSEY A.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hursey A. Dakin, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Jure, near Gercourt, France, September 26, 1918. Corporal Dakin volunteered with another soldier to attack a machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance. They advanced against very heavy machine-gun fire and captured the position, killing 2 Germans and routing the remainder of the gun crew.
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
Home Town: Freewater, OR
Though Mr. Dakin's obituary states that he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, he is not listed on the Medal of Honor Recipients for World War I provided 26 June 2011 as a service by the U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hursey A. Dakin, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Jure, near Gercourt, France, September 26, 1918. Corporal Dakin volunteered with another soldier to attack a machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance. They advanced against very heavy machine-gun fire and captured the position, killing 2 Germans and routing the remainder of the gun crew.
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
Home Town: Freewater, OR
Though Mr. Dakin's obituary states that he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, he is not listed on the Medal of Honor Recipients for World War I provided 26 June 2011 as a service by the U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
DAKIN, HURSEY A.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hursey A. Dakin, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Jure, near Gercourt, France, September 26, 1918. Corporal Dakin volunteered with another soldier to attack a machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance. They advanced against very heavy machine-gun fire and captured the position, killing 2 Germans and routing the remainder of the gun crew.
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
Home Town: Freewater, OR
Though Mr. Dakin's obituary states that he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, he is not listed on the Medal of Honor Recipients for World War I provided 26 June 2011 as a service by the U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hursey A. Dakin, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Jure, near Gercourt, France, September 26, 1918. Corporal Dakin volunteered with another soldier to attack a machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance. They advanced against very heavy machine-gun fire and captured the position, killing 2 Germans and routing the remainder of the gun crew.
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
Home Town: Freewater, OR
Though Mr. Dakin's obituary states that he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, he is not listed on the Medal of Honor Recipients for World War I provided 26 June 2011 as a service by the U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
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