Jefferson-Talladega County AlArchives Military Records.....Milner, Jack W. 1918
WWI 80th Infantry, Machine Gun Co.
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
   Arthur Mitchell, sergeant, Machine Gun Company, 80th Infantry. For
extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. After his gun
had been destroyed by shell fire Sergt. Mitchell led his men through the enemy
lines to our own. He braved the extreme shelling and machine-gun fire by going
to the aid of the wounded, and while withdrawing covered the retreat,
effectively holding off the enemy. He was killed in action shortly afterwards.
Emergency address: Mrs. A. L. Mitchell, wife, Sylacauga, Ala. Residence at
enlistment: 1826 Third Avenue, Bessemer, 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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