Jefferson County AlArchives Military Records.....Whited, Homer 1918 WWI 167th Infantry, Co. D ************************************************ 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 http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 December 20, 2007, 1:10 am Distinguished Service Cross Citation Homer Whited, corporal, Company D, 167th Infantry, 42d Division. He was a member of a patrol of 5 men, which on March 4, 1918, near Ancerviller, France, encountered an enemy patrol of 11 men, which it attacked and routed, taking 2 prisoners. Residence at enlistment: 1430 Dartmouth Avenue, Bessemer, 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/jefferson/military/ww1/other/whited401gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb