the American Expeditionary Forces during the
St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives. Notwith-
standing that the responsibility of supplying two
French armies rested upon him, the facilities at
his command were put unreservedly at our service.
Without his loyal co-operation the supply of our
combat troops would have been most complicated.
ROUX, PAUL LOUIS . . . Commandant
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He organized schools for ordnance and
artillery mechanics and inspectors in the American
Field Artillery Training Camp at Valdahon and in
the American Ordnance Training Center at Is-sur-
Tille. In the training of officers and soldiers of our
armies he showed high military attainments and
achieved distinguished success.
St. QUENTIN, MARIE C. de . Commandant
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He took upon his own shoulders the com-
plete reorganization of the French Delivery Services
that the American Air Service might be supplied in
a time of great need with airplanes, motors, and
a large number of spare parts. His foresight was
marked, and he acted at all times with keen judg-
ment and energy rendering most valuable services
to the American Expeditionary Forces.
SAINTS-CLAIRE-DEVILLE, C. E. . Maj. Gen.
F9r exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As Inspector General of Material and
Ammunition for the French Armies he placed at
our disposal at all times the results of his wide ex-
perience and the facilities under his control.
He rendered most valuable service to the American
Expeditionary Forces in connection with the devel-
opment of the American ordnance inspection and
maintenance work.
TARDIEU, ANDRE
High Commissioner of the French Republic.
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He rendered service of great value for
the American Expeditionary Forces as High Com-
missioner of the French Republic. Displaying tact
energy, and devotion to duties, he handled difficult
problems with unswerving zeal for the good of the
American Army.
THOMAS, JOSEPH C. A. . Lieutenant Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As director of organization at the
Saumur Artillery School, he rendered services of
inestimable value to the American artillery. By
his energy, enthusiasm, and devotion, he lightened
the task involved in the training of young officers
for the greatly expanded artillery establishment
needed for the American Army.
TINARDON Commandant
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As a member of the 4th Bureau of the
General Staff of the French Army he rendered
invaluable service to the American Expeditionary
Forces in connection with the selection of suitable
sites for depots and hospitals. He gave us his time
willingly, although his duties were pressing, aiding
us most ably in the development of plans, and fre-
quently furnishing us with labor and construction
material in time of emergency.
TONGAS Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As Directeur du Service Telegraphique
de 2eme Ligne, he labored most zealously and effi-
ciently in our interests at French general headquar-
ters. He willingly offered wise counsel and un-
failing support in our applications for service and
material.
VANDENBERG, CHARLES ALEXIS . .
Major General
VERLEY, EDOUARD Captain
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As liaison officer with the Troop Move-
ment Bureau at G-4, General Headquarters,
American Expeditionary Forces, he solved many
difficult transportation problems incident to ac-
tive operations. No task proved too large or too
small for him to accept, and he accomplished with
distinction and unfailing courtesy his many duties,
rendering services of great value to us.
VIDAL, PAUL General
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. In command of the 7th French Region
he was tireless in his devotion to our interests and to
the success of our varied projects in the region of
which he had charge. His relations with the Amer-
ican military authorities were always cordial and
helpful. He always evinced personal interest in our
plans and aided us materially by his sound advice.
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VIGNAL, PAUL . . . Brigadier General
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services rendered the United States Army while
serving as Military Attach^ to the French Embassy
and Chief of French Military Missions to the
United States.
VINEL, LOUIS ACHILLE . . . General
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As Quartermaster General of the French
Army he showed ability of the highest order in
handling his important duties and co-operated
most loyally with the American military authorities.
In a position of great responsibility, he made special
effort to aid the American Expeditionary Forces.
WEYGAND, MAXIME . .
Chief of staff to Marshal Foch.
WIRBEL, HENRI
Major General jjjjj
Commanding Twenty-first Region.
Major General
GARDNER, FULTON Q. C. . . . Colonel
General Staff. For exceptionally meritorious
and conspicuous service as Secretary of the General
Staff.
GASKILL, CHARLES S. Lieutenant Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. In charge of the locomotive and car-repair
shops at Nevers he carried out the installation and
operation of this plant, exhibiting rare executive
ability and engineering qualifications of the highest
order.
GIBBS, ELBERT ALLAN .... Colonel
Engineer Corps. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. He served with dis-
tinction as chief of the General Construction Section
in the office of the Director of Construction and For-
estry. Charged with the supervision of important
engineering construction projects, he gave proof of
high professional attainments and keen foresight,
rendering invaluable services to the American Ex-
peditionary Forces.
GIBBS, GEORGE S. . . Brigadier General
Signal Corps. For exceptionally meritorious and
distinguished services. As assistant to the chief
signal officer, American Expeditionary Forces, much
of the efficiency of the Signal Service in the zone of
advance was due to his splendid ability and to his
skill in the handling of the tactical and technical
operations of the Signal Corps organizations at-
tached to the service at the front.
GIRL, CHRISTIAN
For exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous
service rendered in the organization and operation
of the Production and Engineering Division of the
Motor Transport Corps.
GLASSFORD, PELHAM D. . Brigadier General
Field Artillery. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. He served creditably
at the Saumur Artillery School, at the First Corps
Artillery School, and as commander of a regiment of
field artillery during the Chateau-Thierry campaign.
Subsequently, upon being promoted to the grade of
brigadier general, he displayed high military attain-
ment and unceasing energy as commander of the
51st Field Artillery Brigade, rendering invaluable
services to the American Expeditionary Forces.
CLEAVES, SAMUEL R Colonel
Cavalry. For exceptionally meritorious and dis-
tinguished services. As G-3 of the 42d Division he
displayed military attainment of a high order, being
constant in devotion to his exacting duties. In the
operations section, General Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Forces, he handled all questions aris-
ing in that section pertaining to the arrival, location,
and issuance of orders for movements of units in the
American Expeditionary Forces. In the solution of
the perplexing problems which arose he brought to
his task a high faculty for organization, coupled with
sound judgment and a comprehensive grasp of
service conditions.
GLENNAN, JAMES D. . Brigadier General
Medical Corps. F9r exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. In charge of the hospi-
talization division in the office of the chief surgeon,
he directed the establishment, equipment, and oper-
ation, as well as the evacuation service, of all the
American hospitals in France. By his keen fore-
sight, untiring energy, and administrative ability he
solved the numerous problems which confronted
him, rendering services of the highest value to the
American Expeditionary Forces.
GODSON, WILLIAM F. H. ... Colonel
Cavalry. For especially meritorious and dis-
tinguished service while serving as Military Attache
at Berne, Switzerland.
GOETHALS, GEORGE W. . Major General
Retired. For especially meritorious and con-
spicuous service in reorganizing the Quartermaster
Department and in organizing and administering the
Division of Purchase, Storage and Traffic during the
GOLDTHWAIT, JOE E Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As a member of the Medical Corps he has,
by his unusual foresight and organizing ability, made
it possible to reclaim for duty thousands of men suf-
fering from physical defects. He has thereby mate-
rially conserved for combat service a great number
of men who would have been lost to the service.
GORDON, WALTER H. . . Major General
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As brigade commander of the 10th Infan-
try Brigade, he showed great energy and zeal in the
conduct of his brigade during the major part of its
maneuvers. Later, as division commander of the
6th Division, by his painstaking efforts, he brought
his division to a marked state of efficiency, rendering
services of great value to the American Expedi-
tionary Forces.
GORGAS, WILLIAM C. . . Major General
Retired. For especially meritorious and conspic-
uous service as Surgeon General of the Army in or-
ganizing and administering the Medical Department
during the war.
GORRELL, EDGAR S Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He rendered most excellent service as a
member of the United States Aeronautical Com-
mission charged with the selection of types of Euro-
pean aeronautical material to be manufactured in
the United States, and as the representative of the
Air Service with the General Staff, American Expedi-
tionary Forces. In the performance of his many
important tasks he displayed good judgment, great
energy, and showed that he possessed ability of a
high order, which have been of invaluable service to
the Government.
GRAHAM, JAMES HIRAM . . . Colonel
Engineer Corps. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. In charge of all the
engineer depots in France for more than six months
during the initial period of our entry into the war, he
performed his exacting duties with rare professional
ability and unflagging zeal. Later, as supervisor of
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railroad and dock construction in the office of the
chief engineer, he rendered services of great value
in connection with development of dock facilities
for the American Expeditionary Forces.
GRANT, ULYSSES S., 3d Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
service. As secretary of the American Section,
Supreme War Council, he was entrusted with the
important duty of co-ordinating the work of the
Joint Secretariat of the Supreme War council and of
the Joint Secretariat of the Military Representatives
of the Supreme War C9uncil, and as a member of the
War Prisoners' Commission, Berne, Switzerland, he
has rendered conspicuous service to the Government.
GRANT. WALTER S Colonel
General Staff. For exceptionally meritorious and
distinguished services. As deputy chief of staff of
the First Army, by his high professional attainments
and ability he rendered valuable assistance in the
staff work preparatory to and during the St. Mihiel
and Argonne-Meuse offensives. As chief of staff of
theFirst Corps, he displayed the same tact, zeal, and
energy which marked the previous character of his
services.
GRAVES, ERNEST Colonel
Engineer Corps. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. He was charged with
the constuction of the Gievres storage depot and
later was appointed Engineer officer of the Inter-
mediate Section, Services of Supply, where he was
placed in charge of all construction projects west of
Bourges. As Engineer officer of Base Section No.2
and of the Advance Section, S. O. S., he performed
the duties with which he was entrusted in a con-
spicuously meritorious manner. In the many re-
sponsible capacities in which he was employed the
performance of his duty was characterized by
sound judgment and unit ring zeal.
GRAVES, WILLIAM S. . . Major General
For especially meritorious and conspicuous
service as an executive assistant to the Chief of
Staff and as commanding general of the American
Expeditionary Forces in Siberia.
GRAY, QUINN Colonel
Coast Artillery Corps. For exceptionally merito-
rious and distinguished services. As an instructor
at the Army General Staff College, he displayed high
military attainments and unfailing energy, perform-
ing services of the greatest value with the instruc-
tion and training of officers for general staff duty.
GREELY, JOHNN Colonel
Field Artillery. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. As a member of the
Operations Section of the General Staff, 1st Divi-
sion, and later as chief of that section, he showed
sound judgment in the tactical operations before
Cantigny, Soissons, and St. Mihiel. As Chief of
staff of the 1st Division, he was a material factor in
the success of the operations against the enemy in
the Argonne-Meuse offensive, where he demon-
strated ability of a high order.
GREEN, FREDERICK W. Lieutenant Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. As superintendent of the Port of Brest he
organized the task expeditiously and with great
ability. Without previous organization or suffi-
cient personnel to aid him, and confronted by many
serious obstacles , he, by sheer force of will, support-
ed by untiring energy, undertook a new work and
created the organization which was competent to
unload the largest ships in a surprisingly short
period of time. His service was most valuable to the
American Expeditionary Forces.
GRISCOM, LLOYD C. . Lieutenant Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He served with marked ability as adju-
tant of the 77th Division during the early days of
its organization and training. As special represen-
tative of the commander in chief with the Minister of
War of Great Britain, he fulfilled with great distinc-
tion and credit the duties of an office requiring abil-
ity, tact, and address.
GRISSINGER, JAY W Colonel
Medical Corps. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. As division surgeon
of the 42d Division, and later as chief surgeon of the
1st Army Corps during its operations on the Marne
and in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argpnne offensives,
he displayed qualities of leadership, high professional
attainments and rate judgment in energetically
directing the work of the sanitary units under his
control in providing front-line hospitalization and
evacuation facilities for our sick and wounded in the
field.
GRUBER, EDMUND L Colone
Field Artillery. For exceptionally meritorious
and conspicuous service. He displayed exceptional
ability in planning the organization of Field Artillery
Brigade Firing Centers; in April, 1918, established
such a center as Fort Sill, and during the remainder
of the war displayed rare judgment and high pro-
fessional attainments in the administration of this
center.
GRUNERT, GEORGE . Lieutenant Colonel
F9r exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. With remarkable skill, constantly dis-
playing zeal and high military attainments, he per-
formed his exacting duties as assistant chief of staff,
G-l, of the 1st Corps, during the successive oper-
ations at Chateau-Thierry, on the Ourcq and Vesle,
and in the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse offensives.
By his untiring and painstaking efforts and un-
usual ability he performed the most difficult tasks,
rendering services of great value to the Govern-
ment.
GUNBY, FRANK M Colonel
Quartermaster Corps. For exceptionally meri-
itorious and distinguished service as an officer in
charge of the Engineering Branch of the Construc-
tion Division of the Army. The success of the en-
gineering features of the Army building program is
in large measure due to Col. Gunby's genius f9r or-
ganization, his ability to judge men and inspire in
them a determination to succeed. The services he
rendered are of signal worth.
GREAT BRITAIN
ATKINSON, C. F. . . t . . . .
Instructor. Army Intelligence School.
Major
AULD, S. J. M. . . . Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Berkshire Regiment. For exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services rendered the
United States Army while serving as Liaison Officer
between the British and American Chemical War-
fare Services.
BEADON, R. H. . Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
R. A. S. C., British section, Supreme War Council.
BIRCH, Sir J. F. N Major General
K. S. M. G., C. B., Chief of Artillery, British Ex-
peditionary Forces.
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BIRDWOOD, Sir WILLIAM RIDDELL General
K. C. B., K. C. S. I., K. C. M. G., C. I. E., D. S.
O., A. D. C., commanding Fifth Army.
BLAKE, D. V. G Major
Commanding officer, Third Squadron, Australian
Flying Corps.
BOND, F. G Major General
C. B., C. M. G., Director of Quarterings.
BOWLBY, SIR ANTHONY . Major General
Medical Corps, British Army.
BOYCE, C. G Major
Attached as staff officer, Units of Royal Field
Artillery, serving with Second United States Army
Corps.
BRIDGES, GEORGE TOM MOLESWORTH .
Lieutenant General
C. B., C. M. G., D. S. O., British Army. For ex-
ceptionally meritorious and distinguished services
rendered the United States Army while serving as
the military representative of the British Mission to
the United States (April, 1917), and later (1918) as
Chief of British Military Missions to the United
States.
BURTCHAELL, C. H.
Lieutenant General
C. B., C. M. G. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. As director general of
Medical Service, British Expeditionary Forces, he
displayed untiring zeal, eminent talents, and broad
experience in providing adequate hospitalization
and evacuation facilities for the sick and wounded
of the American troops serving with the British
Armies. His individual efforts counted largely in
enabling the American Medical Service to function
efficiently.
BUSH, W. A Captain
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. At the request of the American Expedition-
ary Forces he was detailed as instructor in gas de-
fense, and rendered services of extraordinary merit
at the school at Hanlon Field. Largely as the result
of his energy, skill, and exact knowledge the school
accomplished a most important mission, providing
a course of instruction which, when put in practice
in the field, prevented many casualties.
BUTLER, Sir R. H. K.
Major General
K. C. M. G., C. B., commanding Third Army
Corps, British Expeditionary Forces.
BYNG, Honorable Sir JULIAN HEDWORTH
GEORGE General
K. C. B., K. C. M. G., M. V. O., commanding
Third Army.
CAMPBELL, R.B Colonel
Deputy Inspector of Bayonet and Physical Train-
ing, British Expeditionary Forces.
CARTER, BONHAM C. . Brigadier General
D. S. O., B. G. G. S. For exceptionally merito-
rious and distinguished services. As general
officer in charge of training at British general head-
quarters during the period the 2d American Corps
was in the British Expeditonary Forces, he rendered
exceptional service to the United States Army. His
knowledge of training methods was extensive, and
with loyal co-operation he gave us the benefit of his
experience.
CARTER, EVAN .... Major General
Director General, Forage and Supplies, British
Expeditionary Forces.
CA VAN, THE EARL OF, . Lieutenant General
Commanding general, Tenth Army in Italy.
CHURCHILL, HON. WINSTON ....
British Minister of Munitions. For exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services. He rendered
the allied cause service of inestimable value. As
British Minister of Munitions, he was confronted
with a task of great magnitude. With ability of a
high order, energy, and marked devotion to duty, he
handled with great success the trying problems with
which he was constantly confronted. In the perform-
ance of his great task he rendered valuable service to
the American Expeditionary Forces.
CLARKE, Sir TRAVERSE E. . Major General
K. C. M. G., C. B., Quartermaster General,
British Expeditionary Forces.
COWANS, Sir JOHN S General
G. C. M. G., K. C. B., M. V. O., Quartermaster
General to the Forces.
CRAVEN, FRANCIS W. . . . Lieutenant
British Navy. Commanding His Majesty's des-
troyer Mounsey. For rescuing seven officers and
313 men of the American forces at sea on October
16, 1918.
CUNNINGHAM, THOMAS . Lieutenant Colonel
Instructor. Army Staff College.
CURRIE, Sir ARTHUR W. Lieutenant General
K. C. B., K. C. M. G., commanding Canadian
Corps.
CURRY, P. A Major
British Army. For exceptionally meritorious and
conspicuous service as Director of Transports for the
British Ministry of Shipping at the port of New
York during the movement of troops overseas.
DAVIDSON, G. . . . Lieutenant Colonel
For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services. He extended whole-hearted co-operation
to our supply procurement agencies, rendering very
valuable services to the American Expeditionary
Forces. By his efforts and devotion to the Amer-
ican interests, great quantities of necessary supplies
were made available for our troops.
DAVIDSON, Sir J. H. . . . Major General
K. C. M. G., C. B., D. S. O., General Staff, Oper-
ations, British Expeditionary Forces.
DELANO-OSBORNE, O. H. . Brigadier General
C. M. G., Director of Movements, Transportation.
ELLES, H. J Major General
Commanding Tanks Corps.
FORD, REGINALD .... Major General
C. B., C. M. G., D. S. O., British representative,
Military Board of Allied Supply.
FOULKES, C. A Brigadier General
Director British Chemical Warfare Service.
FOWKE, Sir G. H. . . . Lieutenant General
K. C. B., K. C. M. G., Adjutant General, British
Expeditionary Forces.
FURSE, Sir WILLIAM . Lieutenant General
K. C. B., D. S. O., Master General of the Ordnance
GILES, E. D Lieutenant Colonel
D. S. O., General Staff, British Army, for excep-
tionally meritorious and conspicuous service. As ad-
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visor to the Training and Instruction Branch, War
Plans Division, he rendered invaluable assistance
in making possible the inception and successful con-
duct of war-time instruction at the Army War Col-
lege.
GLYNN, R. G Major
Instructor, Army Staff College.
GOODWIN, Sir T. H. J. C. Lieutenant General
K. C. B., C. M. G., D. S. O., R. A. M. C. For
exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services.
As Surgeon General of the British Army, he placed
at the disposal of the American divisions servingwith
the British forces all the evacuation and hospitali-
zatipn facilities at his command. His eminent skill,
ability, and broad experience enabled him to extend
most useful co-operation.
GUTHRIE, Sir CONNOP T. R
K. B. E., British Ministry of Shipping. For ex-
ceptionally meritorious and distinguished service.
As a member of the Shipping Control Committee
his services in connection with negotiations for
British tonnage in the interchange of tonnage by
the War Department and the British Government
have been conspicuous.
HAIG, Sir DOUGLAS
Field Marshal
K. T., C. D., K. C. I. E., G. C. V. O., A. D. C.,
Commander-in-chief of the British Armies inFrance.
The Distinguished Service Medal is awarded Field
Marshal Haig as an expression of the high regard of
the people of the United States and of their Armies
for the distinguished and patriotic service which he
has rendered to the common cause in which he has
been associated on the battlefields of Europe.
HARINGTON, Sir CHARLES H. Major General
K. C. B., D. S. O., Deputy Chief of the Imperial
General Staff.
HEADLAM, JOHN E. W.
Major General
C. B., D. S. O., British Army. For exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services rendered the
United States Army while serving as chief of the
British Artillery Mission to the United States.
HOLLAND, H. W. . . . Lieutenant Colonel
British Censorship and Publicity Section.
HORNE, Sir HENRY SINCLAIR . . .
Lieutenant General
K. C. B., K. C. M. G., commanding First Army.
HUTCHINSON, R Major General
C. B., D. S. O., Director of Organization.