Los Angeles County CA Archives Military Records.....Birch, Ernest W. 
WWI 5th Field Artillery, Battery D
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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
  Ernest W. Birch, corporal, Battery D, 5th Field Artillery. With conspicuous
bravery, he voluntarily left his dugout under intense enemy bombardment and, without
assistance, rescued a comrade who was lying outside, wounded and exposed to enemy
fire.   Residence at enlistment: Lankershim, Calif.

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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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