Chambers County AlArchives Military Records.....Williams, Jessie V. 1918
WWI 9th Machine Gun Battalion
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
  Jessie V. Williams (Army serial No. 96969), sergeant, Company F, 167th
Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Haumont, France, September
15, 1918. When the platoon he commanded was enfiladed successively by
two-machine-gun nests he disposed his men so that both nests were captured
without casualties. He displayed marked personal heroism in the advance, killing
one enemy gunner with the butt of his rifle and bayoneting a second. His example
of fearlessness was an example that inspired his men. Residence at enlistment:
Lanett, 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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