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 Corporal Robert Colflesh (ASN: 2395261), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 14 July 1918. After his men had been caught in an intense artillery shelling, Corporal Colflesh, although wounded, refused to seek shelter until all his men had taken cover. While aiding the last man into a trench he received a second wound.
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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 Corporal Robert Colflesh (ASN: 2395261), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 14 July 1918. After his men had been caught in an intense artillery shelling, Corporal Colflesh, although wounded, refused to seek shelter until all his men had taken cover. While aiding the last man into a trench he received a second wound.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
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