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WWI Named Distinguished Service Cross Medal Boxes

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
WWI Named Distinguished Service Cross Medal Boxes
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Comes with discharge paper, and bars, but no medal. Named to Ralph Markham, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces. 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 Ralph H. Markham (ASN: 2267783), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Eclisfontaine, France, 28 September 1918. On duty as a scout, Private Markham repeatedly located organizations on the flanks, displaying exceptional daring under fire. Though he had been without water or food for 24 hours, he went forward under heavy fire and secured information which enabled his company commander to reform the line and deliver a concentrated fire on the enemy.