Walker County AlArchives Military Records.....Phillips, Elmer A. 1918
WWI 166th Infantry, Co. K
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
  Elmer A. Phillips, private, Company K, 166th Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action near Sedan, France, November 7, 1918. Pvt. Phillips was a
member of a patrol sent out to silence machine-gun nests which were holding up
the battalion's advance. When the officer leading the patrol fell, mortally
wounded, he went to his assistance in the face of heavy fire from machine guns
only 100 yards away, remaining in this position until nightfall, though himself
seriously wounded. Residence at enlistment: Jasper, 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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