William Lee Davidson was appointed as a First Lieutenant in the Dental Corps on September 19th, 1917; promoted to Captain on February 14th, 1918; stationed at Columbia, South Carolina, at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, at Camp Dix, New Jersey; attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, in 1918; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from July 25th, 1918, to July 10th, 1919; slightly wounded in action on October 12th, 1918, near Verdun, France; promoted to Major on February 23rd, 1919; honorably discharged on July 30th, 1919.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "...extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. Captain Davidson while attending wounded under heavy fire, was himself wounded by several pieces of shell fragments. Regradless of his own wounds he continued in his care of the wounded, refusing to be treated until his regiment was relieved from the line, when several pieces of shell were removed from his head and shoulders.”
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "...extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. Captain Davidson while attending wounded under heavy fire, was himself wounded by several pieces of shell fragments. Regradless of his own wounds he continued in his care of the wounded, refusing to be treated until his regiment was relieved from the line, when several pieces of shell were removed from his head and shoulders.”
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II
William Lee Davidson was appointed as a First Lieutenant in the Dental Corps on September 19th, 1917; promoted to Captain on February 14th, 1918; stationed at Columbia, South Carolina, at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, at Camp Dix, New Jersey; attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, in 1918; overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces from July 25th, 1918, to July 10th, 1919; slightly wounded in action on October 12th, 1918, near Verdun, France; promoted to Major on February 23rd, 1919; honorably discharged on July 30th, 1919.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "...extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. Captain Davidson while attending wounded under heavy fire, was himself wounded by several pieces of shell fragments. Regradless of his own wounds he continued in his care of the wounded, refusing to be treated until his regiment was relieved from the line, when several pieces of shell were removed from his head and shoulders.”
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "...extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. Captain Davidson while attending wounded under heavy fire, was himself wounded by several pieces of shell fragments. Regradless of his own wounds he continued in his care of the wounded, refusing to be treated until his regiment was relieved from the line, when several pieces of shell were removed from his head and shoulders.”
Contributor: Kenneth Robison II
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