Etowah County AlArchives Military Records.....Walters, John B. F. 1918
WWI 167th Infantry, Co. F
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
   John B. F. Walters, private, first class, Company F, 167th Infantry. While a
member of a patrol in No Man's Land, in the vicinity of Ancreville, on the night
of May 3-4, 1918, he displayed great self-sacrifice in refusing aid and
continuing to do his duty after being mortally wounded. Emergency address: Sam
Walters, father, 519 Washington Street, Gadsden, Ala. Residence at enlistment:
519 Washington Street, Gadsden, 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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