San Diego County CA Archives Military Records.....Blythe, William Jesse 1918 WWI 104th Infantry ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 21, 2007, 11:25 pm Distinguished Service Cross Citation William Jesse Blythe, first lieutenant, 104th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action east of Belleau, France, July 21, 1918. Lieut. Blythe, with, two enlisted men, charged a machine-gun nest, captured two machine guns, and killed or captured 12 of the enemy. Residence at appointment: 1836 Monroe Street, San Diego, Calif. 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://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sandiego/military/ww1/other/blythe219gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb