Jervey entered military service in August, 1917 and served as captain, 4th U. S. Infantry Regiment, in the 3rd Infantry Division. He was severely wounded near Chateau Thierry in France in July, 1918. Captain Jervey himself took five machine gun bullets to the leg and was given up for dead by five of his men. Before his men could finish the foxhole that would be his grave, a medical officer came by and reported him alive.
After several months of agonizing pain in French hospitals, Jervey's leg had to be amputated, and he returned to the United States. For his service, Jervey was the recipient of at least five medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Italian Martto de Guerro. The citation for his DSC reads:
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 Captain (Infantry) Frank Johnstone Jervey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Les Franquettes Farm, France, 23 July 1918. Although wounded five times when his company was suddenly fired upon by machine-guns while crossing an open field, Captain Jervey remained in command of his company until he became unconscious.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 32 (1919)
After a short period with the Clemson athletic department, Jervey was employed in 1922 as an ordnance engineer by the Ordnance Corps of the Department of the Army, the department responsible for procurement of guns and ammunition for American Armed Forces. During his distinguished thirty-one year career at Army Ordnance Jervey became known as an authority on small arms and incendiary ammunition.
Jervey served in this civilian capacity from 1924-1953 and became noted as the leading authority of small arms ammunitions in the world. He later received the Exceptional Civilian Service Emblem, the highest award given to a civilian, for his work with the Ordinance Corp. and in the ammunition field. According to Jervey, he also had a hand in the development of the FBI crime lab under the authority of J. Edgar Hoover.
After several months of agonizing pain in French hospitals, Jervey's leg had to be amputated, and he returned to the United States. For his service, Jervey was the recipient of at least five medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Italian Martto de Guerro. The citation for his DSC reads:
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 Captain (Infantry) Frank Johnstone Jervey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Les Franquettes Farm, France, 23 July 1918. Although wounded five times when his company was suddenly fired upon by machine-guns while crossing an open field, Captain Jervey remained in command of his company until he became unconscious.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 32 (1919)
After a short period with the Clemson athletic department, Jervey was employed in 1922 as an ordnance engineer by the Ordnance Corps of the Department of the Army, the department responsible for procurement of guns and ammunition for American Armed Forces. During his distinguished thirty-one year career at Army Ordnance Jervey became known as an authority on small arms and incendiary ammunition.
Jervey served in this civilian capacity from 1924-1953 and became noted as the leading authority of small arms ammunitions in the world. He later received the Exceptional Civilian Service Emblem, the highest award given to a civilian, for his work with the Ordinance Corp. and in the ammunition field. According to Jervey, he also had a hand in the development of the FBI crime lab under the authority of J. Edgar Hoover.
Jervey entered military service in August, 1917 and served as captain, 4th U. S. Infantry Regiment, in the 3rd Infantry Division. He was severely wounded near Chateau Thierry in France in July, 1918. Captain Jervey himself took five machine gun bullets to the leg and was given up for dead by five of his men. Before his men could finish the foxhole that would be his grave, a medical officer came by and reported him alive.
After several months of agonizing pain in French hospitals, Jervey's leg had to be amputated, and he returned to the United States. For his service, Jervey was the recipient of at least five medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Italian Martto de Guerro. The citation for his DSC reads:
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 Captain (Infantry) Frank Johnstone Jervey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Les Franquettes Farm, France, 23 July 1918. Although wounded five times when his company was suddenly fired upon by machine-guns while crossing an open field, Captain Jervey remained in command of his company until he became unconscious.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 32 (1919)
After a short period with the Clemson athletic department, Jervey was employed in 1922 as an ordnance engineer by the Ordnance Corps of the Department of the Army, the department responsible for procurement of guns and ammunition for American Armed Forces. During his distinguished thirty-one year career at Army Ordnance Jervey became known as an authority on small arms and incendiary ammunition.
Jervey served in this civilian capacity from 1924-1953 and became noted as the leading authority of small arms ammunitions in the world. He later received the Exceptional Civilian Service Emblem, the highest award given to a civilian, for his work with the Ordinance Corp. and in the ammunition field. According to Jervey, he also had a hand in the development of the FBI crime lab under the authority of J. Edgar Hoover.
After several months of agonizing pain in French hospitals, Jervey's leg had to be amputated, and he returned to the United States. For his service, Jervey was the recipient of at least five medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Italian Martto de Guerro. The citation for his DSC reads:
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 Captain (Infantry) Frank Johnstone Jervey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Les Franquettes Farm, France, 23 July 1918. Although wounded five times when his company was suddenly fired upon by machine-guns while crossing an open field, Captain Jervey remained in command of his company until he became unconscious.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 32 (1919)
After a short period with the Clemson athletic department, Jervey was employed in 1922 as an ordnance engineer by the Ordnance Corps of the Department of the Army, the department responsible for procurement of guns and ammunition for American Armed Forces. During his distinguished thirty-one year career at Army Ordnance Jervey became known as an authority on small arms and incendiary ammunition.
Jervey served in this civilian capacity from 1924-1953 and became noted as the leading authority of small arms ammunitions in the world. He later received the Exceptional Civilian Service Emblem, the highest award given to a civilian, for his work with the Ordinance Corp. and in the ammunition field. According to Jervey, he also had a hand in the development of the FBI crime lab under the authority of J. Edgar Hoover.
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