G. I. Syverson, 68, retired Seattle banker who was one of Pershing's "100 Heroes" of Worls War 1. He was born in White Rock, S.D and came to Seattle shortly after W.W. 1.
He held the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with palm, Silver Star, and Bronze Star Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, for heroic action at Toulon, Verdun, Chateau Thierry, San Mihiel, Argonne, Mense Campaign and Belleau Woods. He was a member of the VFW.
Navy Cross CitationThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Grannis I. Syverson (MCSN: 92191), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 66th Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near St. Etienne, France, 3 October 1918. When our advance infantry was forced to withdraw, Private Syverson's machine-gun crew refused to withdraw, but calmly set up their machine gun. The gun was upset by a bursting hand grenade, which also injured two members of the squad. Despite these injuries, they immediately reset the gun and opened fire on the advancing Germans when twenty feet distant, causing the Germans to break and retreat in disorder.
He held the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with palm, Silver Star, and Bronze Star Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, for heroic action at Toulon, Verdun, Chateau Thierry, San Mihiel, Argonne, Mense Campaign and Belleau Woods. He was a member of the VFW.
Navy Cross CitationThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Grannis I. Syverson (MCSN: 92191), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 66th Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near St. Etienne, France, 3 October 1918. When our advance infantry was forced to withdraw, Private Syverson's machine-gun crew refused to withdraw, but calmly set up their machine gun. The gun was upset by a bursting hand grenade, which also injured two members of the squad. Despite these injuries, they immediately reset the gun and opened fire on the advancing Germans when twenty feet distant, causing the Germans to break and retreat in disorder.
G. I. Syverson, 68, retired Seattle banker who was one of Pershing's "100 Heroes" of Worls War 1. He was born in White Rock, S.D and came to Seattle shortly after W.W. 1.
He held the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with palm, Silver Star, and Bronze Star Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, for heroic action at Toulon, Verdun, Chateau Thierry, San Mihiel, Argonne, Mense Campaign and Belleau Woods. He was a member of the VFW.
Navy Cross CitationThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Grannis I. Syverson (MCSN: 92191), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 66th Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near St. Etienne, France, 3 October 1918. When our advance infantry was forced to withdraw, Private Syverson's machine-gun crew refused to withdraw, but calmly set up their machine gun. The gun was upset by a bursting hand grenade, which also injured two members of the squad. Despite these injuries, they immediately reset the gun and opened fire on the advancing Germans when twenty feet distant, causing the Germans to break and retreat in disorder.
He held the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with palm, Silver Star, and Bronze Star Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, for heroic action at Toulon, Verdun, Chateau Thierry, San Mihiel, Argonne, Mense Campaign and Belleau Woods. He was a member of the VFW.
Navy Cross CitationThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Grannis I. Syverson (MCSN: 92191), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 66th Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near St. Etienne, France, 3 October 1918. When our advance infantry was forced to withdraw, Private Syverson's machine-gun crew refused to withdraw, but calmly set up their machine gun. The gun was upset by a bursting hand grenade, which also injured two members of the squad. Despite these injuries, they immediately reset the gun and opened fire on the advancing Germans when twenty feet distant, causing the Germans to break and retreat in disorder.
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