Awarded the Second Highest U.S. Award for Valor - 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 Captain Vaux L. Morisset, Australian Imperial Force, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 31st Battalion, 5th Division, Australian Imperial Force, at Nauroy, France, 29 September 1918. During the advance following the capture of Bellicourt, Captain Morisset, acting battalion adjutant, observed that flanking troops had failed to advance, leaving a gap in the line. On his own initiative, he gathered several detachments of troops under heavy machine-gun fire and deployed them, covering the threatened gap. His prompt and courageous conduct contributed to the success of the operations in which the 30th U.S. Division was engaged.
Awarded the Second Highest U.S. Award for Valor - 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 Captain Vaux L. Morisset, Australian Imperial Force, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 31st Battalion, 5th Division, Australian Imperial Force, at Nauroy, France, 29 September 1918. During the advance following the capture of Bellicourt, Captain Morisset, acting battalion adjutant, observed that flanking troops had failed to advance, leaving a gap in the line. On his own initiative, he gathered several detachments of troops under heavy machine-gun fire and deployed them, covering the threatened gap. His prompt and courageous conduct contributed to the success of the operations in which the 30th U.S. Division was engaged.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
