Graham County AZ Archives Military Records.....Kerwin, Joseph N. 1918 WWI 316th Engineers, Co. F ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/az/azfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 20, 2007, 1:43 am Distinguished Service Cross Citation Joseph N. Kerwin, sergeant, first class, Company F, 316th Engineers. For extraordinary heroism in action at Audenarde, Belgium, November 1, 1918. He volunteered to accompany an officer and three other soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol of the city of Audenarde. Entering under heavy shell fire, the party reconnoitered the city for seven hours while it was still being patrolled by the enemy, and advanced 2 kilometers in front of our own outposts and beyond those of the enemy. Residence at enlistment: Safford, Ariz. 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/az/graham/military/ww1/other/kerwin11gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/azfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb