Son of James Washington & Imogen Loyall Reed. Step-father of Katherine Strobidge. WWI veteran.
Washington Reed (174166894)
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Washington Reed, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Pont-a-Mousson, France, 25 September 1918. Wounded severely in the knee while leading his company in action, Lieutenant Reed refused first aid and continued to his objective 500 yards away. Here he organized the position under intense shell fire by the enemy. When ordered to withdraw, he used the stretcher, which had been sent for him, to carry back a dead soldier of his company.
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Washington Reed (174166894)
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Washington Reed, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Pont-a-Mousson, France, 25 September 1918. Wounded severely in the knee while leading his company in action, Lieutenant Reed refused first aid and continued to his objective 500 yards away. Here he organized the position under intense shell fire by the enemy. When ordered to withdraw, he used the stretcher, which had been sent for him, to carry back a dead soldier of his company.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
Son of James Washington & Imogen Loyall Reed. Step-father of Katherine Strobidge. WWI veteran.
Washington Reed (174166894)
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Washington Reed, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Pont-a-Mousson, France, 25 September 1918. Wounded severely in the knee while leading his company in action, Lieutenant Reed refused first aid and continued to his objective 500 yards away. Here he organized the position under intense shell fire by the enemy. When ordered to withdraw, he used the stretcher, which had been sent for him, to carry back a dead soldier of his company.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
Washington Reed (174166894)
Suggested edit: For Bio:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Washington Reed, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Pont-a-Mousson, France, 25 September 1918. Wounded severely in the knee while leading his company in action, Lieutenant Reed refused first aid and continued to his objective 500 yards away. Here he organized the position under intense shell fire by the enemy. When ordered to withdraw, he used the stretcher, which had been sent for him, to carry back a dead soldier of his company.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
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