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Headquarters 35th Division
2nd 2nd/Bn
American Expeditionary Forces
17th January 1919.
GENERAL ORDERS
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NO. 10
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79!
The following is published for the information of this
command:
"GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
PERSONNEL DIVISION,
Decorations Section.
France, 15 January 19.
BY COURIER
From:
The Adjutant General, American E. F.,
TROMAN
To:
Commanding General, 35th Division.
"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
LIBRARY
RECORDS
Subject: Decorations.
E.S. NOVERNMENT
1. The President, in the name of Congress, under date of
11 January 1919, has awarded the Medal of Honor to Private Nels
Wold, (AS No. 2140528) (Dec'd), Company I, 138th Infantry,
for the following act of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity, above
and beyond the call of duty, in actior with the enemy
near Cheppy, France, 26 September 1918.
Private Wold rendered most valiant service in
aiding the advance of his company, which had been held
up by machine gun nests, advancing, with one other
soldier, and silencing the guns, bringing with him
upon his return, 11 prisoners. L ter the same day he
jumped from a trench and rescued a comrade who was about
to be shot by a German officer, killing the officer during
the exploit. His actions were entirely voluntary, and
it was while attempting to rush a fifth machine gun nest
that he was killed. The advance of his company was mainly
due to his great courage and devotion to duty.
Next of Kin: Mrs. Christ Hara, Sister, Kelly Lake,
Minn.
2. The Adjutant General of the Army has been requested to
make presentation of the Medal of Honor to the next of kin.
By Co mand of General Purshing:
J. A. ULIO
Adjutant General.'
B Command of Brigadier General Dugan:
OFFICIAL:
H. S. HAWKINS
Colonel General Staff,
WM. ELLIS
Chief of Staff.
Lt. Col., Inf., U.S. Army
Division Adjutant
Copy to all organizations
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