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 Oren O. Crockett (ASN: 1631317), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., north of Cierges, France, 4 October 1918. Private Crockett, during an attack under terrific shell and machine-gun fire, carried messages from company to platoon headquarters, thus maintaining the necessary communication required in a successful operation.
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 Oren O. Crockett (ASN: 1631317), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., north of Cierges, France, 4 October 1918. Private Crockett, during an attack under terrific shell and machine-gun fire, carried messages from company to platoon headquarters, thus maintaining the necessary communication required in a successful operation.
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