The following information was brought to my attention by Randy Gilbert to whom I give complete credit:
Jackson D. Burke was listed as one of "Pershing's 100" for the 100 [there were actually 101 listed men] most heroic acts performed by men during World War I.
"His Distinguished Service Cross Citation Reads:
Burke, Jackson D.
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEP)
Dates of action: 28-30 May 1918
"Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jackson D. Burke, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28 - 30, 1918. Sergeant Major Burke showed exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty. At one period of the fight it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He nevertheless volunteered to carry the message, and by crawling several hundred yards through machine-gun fire he successfully executed his mission.
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Maloneton, KY"
I personally found this information at the following web address: worldwar1.com/dbc/p1000125.html after being given the general web address - http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/p100.htm - by Randy Gilbert:
His [Jackson D. Burke's] entry in the list - "Pershing's 100: A List of One Hundred Individual Acts of Extraordinary Heroism Performed by Officers and Soldiers of the AEP" "Once Lost and Almost Forgotten, But Retrieved from the National Archives by Bruce Powell of Atlanta, Georgia" ("Presented by WorldWar1.com") - reads as follows: (entry # 13) "Battalion 1st Sergeant, 28th Infantry, crawled several hundred yards under enemy fire to carry essential message to the regimental PC."
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Lexington Intelligencer, May 23, 1919, Page Two
Lexington, MO.JACKSON D. BURKE
Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion, 28th InfantrySergt. Maj. Burke was decorated for the display of exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty at Cantigny, France, May 28 to 30. At one period in the fight, it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters, because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He, nevertheless, volunteered to carry the message; and, by crawling several hundred yards, through machine gun fire, he successfully executed his mission. Sergt. Maj. Burke's home is at Maloneton, Ky.
Jackson D. Burke was listed as one of "Pershing's 100" for the 100 [there were actually 101 listed men] most heroic acts performed by men during World War I.
"His Distinguished Service Cross Citation Reads:
Burke, Jackson D.
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEP)
Dates of action: 28-30 May 1918
"Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jackson D. Burke, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28 - 30, 1918. Sergeant Major Burke showed exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty. At one period of the fight it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He nevertheless volunteered to carry the message, and by crawling several hundred yards through machine-gun fire he successfully executed his mission.
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Maloneton, KY"
I personally found this information at the following web address: worldwar1.com/dbc/p1000125.html after being given the general web address - http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/p100.htm - by Randy Gilbert:
His [Jackson D. Burke's] entry in the list - "Pershing's 100: A List of One Hundred Individual Acts of Extraordinary Heroism Performed by Officers and Soldiers of the AEP" "Once Lost and Almost Forgotten, But Retrieved from the National Archives by Bruce Powell of Atlanta, Georgia" ("Presented by WorldWar1.com") - reads as follows: (entry # 13) "Battalion 1st Sergeant, 28th Infantry, crawled several hundred yards under enemy fire to carry essential message to the regimental PC."
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Lexington Intelligencer, May 23, 1919, Page Two
Lexington, MO.JACKSON D. BURKE
Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion, 28th InfantrySergt. Maj. Burke was decorated for the display of exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty at Cantigny, France, May 28 to 30. At one period in the fight, it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters, because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He, nevertheless, volunteered to carry the message; and, by crawling several hundred yards, through machine gun fire, he successfully executed his mission. Sergt. Maj. Burke's home is at Maloneton, Ky.
The following information was brought to my attention by Randy Gilbert to whom I give complete credit:
Jackson D. Burke was listed as one of "Pershing's 100" for the 100 [there were actually 101 listed men] most heroic acts performed by men during World War I.
"His Distinguished Service Cross Citation Reads:
Burke, Jackson D.
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEP)
Dates of action: 28-30 May 1918
"Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jackson D. Burke, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28 - 30, 1918. Sergeant Major Burke showed exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty. At one period of the fight it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He nevertheless volunteered to carry the message, and by crawling several hundred yards through machine-gun fire he successfully executed his mission.
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Maloneton, KY"
I personally found this information at the following web address: worldwar1.com/dbc/p1000125.html after being given the general web address - http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/p100.htm - by Randy Gilbert:
His [Jackson D. Burke's] entry in the list - "Pershing's 100: A List of One Hundred Individual Acts of Extraordinary Heroism Performed by Officers and Soldiers of the AEP" "Once Lost and Almost Forgotten, But Retrieved from the National Archives by Bruce Powell of Atlanta, Georgia" ("Presented by WorldWar1.com") - reads as follows: (entry # 13) "Battalion 1st Sergeant, 28th Infantry, crawled several hundred yards under enemy fire to carry essential message to the regimental PC."
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Lexington Intelligencer, May 23, 1919, Page Two
Lexington, MO.JACKSON D. BURKE
Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion, 28th InfantrySergt. Maj. Burke was decorated for the display of exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty at Cantigny, France, May 28 to 30. At one period in the fight, it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters, because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He, nevertheless, volunteered to carry the message; and, by crawling several hundred yards, through machine gun fire, he successfully executed his mission. Sergt. Maj. Burke's home is at Maloneton, Ky.
Jackson D. Burke was listed as one of "Pershing's 100" for the 100 [there were actually 101 listed men] most heroic acts performed by men during World War I.
"His Distinguished Service Cross Citation Reads:
Burke, Jackson D.
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEP)
Dates of action: 28-30 May 1918
"Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jackson D. Burke, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28 - 30, 1918. Sergeant Major Burke showed exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty. At one period of the fight it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He nevertheless volunteered to carry the message, and by crawling several hundred yards through machine-gun fire he successfully executed his mission.
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Maloneton, KY"
I personally found this information at the following web address: worldwar1.com/dbc/p1000125.html after being given the general web address - http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/p100.htm - by Randy Gilbert:
His [Jackson D. Burke's] entry in the list - "Pershing's 100: A List of One Hundred Individual Acts of Extraordinary Heroism Performed by Officers and Soldiers of the AEP" "Once Lost and Almost Forgotten, But Retrieved from the National Archives by Bruce Powell of Atlanta, Georgia" ("Presented by WorldWar1.com") - reads as follows: (entry # 13) "Battalion 1st Sergeant, 28th Infantry, crawled several hundred yards under enemy fire to carry essential message to the regimental PC."
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Lexington Intelligencer, May 23, 1919, Page Two
Lexington, MO.JACKSON D. BURKE
Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion, 28th InfantrySergt. Maj. Burke was decorated for the display of exceptional energy, bravery and loyalty to duty at Cantigny, France, May 28 to 30. At one period in the fight, it was necessary to send a message of great importance to the regimental commander. It was considered impossible for a runner to reach regimental headquarters, because of the intensity of the enemy fire. He, nevertheless, volunteered to carry the message; and, by crawling several hundred yards, through machine gun fire, he successfully executed his mission. Sergt. Maj. Burke's home is at Maloneton, Ky.
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