World War I United States Soldier. He served during World War I as a Private in the 7th Infantry Regiment, Medical Department,3rd Division, AEF, and died of wounds in France.
He lies buried in Plot E, Row 28, Grave 8 of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in the Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Byron S. Fegeley (ASN: 543326), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 7th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, 1 October 1918. After having been rendered unconscious for two hours by an exploding shell, Private Fegeley, upon recovering consciousness, continued to administer first aid to the wounded. Later, while carrying a severely wounded man to safety, he was fatally wounded by a shell fragment.
He lies buried in Plot E, Row 28, Grave 8 of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in the Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Byron S. Fegeley (ASN: 543326), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 7th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, 1 October 1918. After having been rendered unconscious for two hours by an exploding shell, Private Fegeley, upon recovering consciousness, continued to administer first aid to the wounded. Later, while carrying a severely wounded man to safety, he was fatally wounded by a shell fragment.
World War I United States Soldier. He served during World War I as a Private in the 7th Infantry Regiment, Medical Department,3rd Division, AEF, and died of wounds in France.
He lies buried in Plot E, Row 28, Grave 8 of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in the Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Byron S. Fegeley (ASN: 543326), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 7th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, 1 October 1918. After having been rendered unconscious for two hours by an exploding shell, Private Fegeley, upon recovering consciousness, continued to administer first aid to the wounded. Later, while carrying a severely wounded man to safety, he was fatally wounded by a shell fragment.
He lies buried in Plot E, Row 28, Grave 8 of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in the Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Byron S. Fegeley (ASN: 543326), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 7th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 3d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, 1 October 1918. After having been rendered unconscious for two hours by an exploding shell, Private Fegeley, upon recovering consciousness, continued to administer first aid to the wounded. Later, while carrying a severely wounded man to safety, he was fatally wounded by a shell fragment.
Inscription
PVT. 7 INF. 3 DIV.
NEW JERSEY
D.S.C.
