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Soldier Summary

Lawrence B. Kilroy

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: United States. Army. Ambulance Company, 337th.

Medals Awarded
  • Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)
Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence1927Detroit, MI
Residence[1]Detroit, MI
Action for which he was awarded Distinguished Service Cross[1]9/27-28/1918Kodysh (Russia)For 2 days and nights made his way through swamps and forest to administer first aid and carry wounded to the dressing station.
Sources

•The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919

•The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).