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 Joseph T. Atkinson (ASN: 1537922), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 112th Engineers, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Heuvel, Belgium, 2 November 1918. Private Atkinson, with two other soldiers, crossed the Scheldt River, after two attempts, and succeeded in stretching a line for a bridge across the stream. They were discovered and fired upon by the enemy, but they continued at work driving stakes, and made a second trip across the river to obtain wire, despite the fact that a violent artillery barrage had been laid down on their position.
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 Joseph T. Atkinson (ASN: 1537922), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 112th Engineers, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Heuvel, Belgium, 2 November 1918. Private Atkinson, with two other soldiers, crossed the Scheldt River, after two attempts, and succeeded in stretching a line for a bridge across the stream. They were discovered and fired upon by the enemy, but they continued at work driving stakes, and made a second trip across the river to obtain wire, despite the fact that a violent artillery barrage had been laid down on their position.
Gravesite Details
WWI
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
