Perry County AlArchives Military Records.....Williams, Joe 1918
WWI 366th Infantry, Co. E
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
  Joe Williams, private, Company E, 366th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in
action near Lesseux, France, September 4, 1918. He was a member of a combat
group which was attacked by 20 of an enemy raiding party advancing under a heavy
barrage and using liquid. The sergeant in charge of the group was killed and
several others, including Pvt. Williams, were wounded. Nevertheless this soldier
with three others fearlessly resisted the enemy until they were driven off.
Residence at enlistment: Uniontown, 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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