Calhoun County AlArchives Military Records.....Pitts, William A. 1918
WWI 167th Infantry, Co. M
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
  William A. Pitts, private, first class, Company M, 167th Infantry. For
extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 31, 1918. Being
informed that a wounded man was lying in No Man's Land, Pvt. Pitts immediately
volunteered, and, with, Sergt. Collins, went to his aid. The intense fire of the
enemy necessitated crawling the entire distance. While on the return trip the
wounded man was hit by a machine-gun bullet and instantly killed, but these two
men brought in the dead body, crawling with great difficulty over the shell-torn
ground. Residence at enlistment: 18 South Wilmer Street, Anniston, Ala.

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CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
AND THE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Since April 6, 1917
Up to and including
General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11, 1919

COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1920


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