Graham County AZ Archives Military Records.....Swift, Joseph 1918
WWI 362d Infantry
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
   Joseph Swift, first lieutenant, Machine Gun Company, 362d Infantry. For
extraordinary heroism in action near Epinonville, France, September 27, 1918,
and near Gesnes, France, September 29, 1918. After a machine-gun company had in
vain attempted for an hour to silence a machine gun which was causing heavy
losses to his regiment, Lieut. Swift, armed only with a pistol, advanced alone
upon the enemy position. He killed the crew of four men, saving the lives of
many of our men, and rendering a more rapid advance possible. In the attack on
Gesnes, while making a daring attempt to perform a similar act, Lieut: Swift was
killed by enemy fire. Emergency address: T. T. Swift, father, Safford, Ariz. 
Residence at appointment: Safford, Ariz.

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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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