Etowah County AlArchives Military Records.....Griffith, Oscar C. 1918 WWI 12th Ambulance Co., 1st Sanitary Train, 1st Division ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 12, 2007, 12:14 pm Distinguished Service Cross Citation Oscar C. Griffith, private, first class, 12th Ambulance Company, 1st Sanitary Train, 1st Division. On April 26, 1918, he displayed extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in going to the assistance of a wounded man lying in the open, and administered first aid under heavy fire. He was killed while engaged in this courageous service. Emergency address: Andrew W. Griffith, father, R. F. D. No. 3, Gadsden, Ala. Residence at enlistment: Gadsden, Ala. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/etowah/military/ww1/other/griffith352gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb