The Distinguished Service Cross Congressional Medal of Honor, The Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11,1919 COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY, 1919 Anderson County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Transcribed by Dena Whitesell *Indicates posthumous award *Robert M. Bailey, second lieutenant, 114th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 12. 1918. Leading his platoon against an enemy position, Lieut. Bailey was fatally wounded but refused to leave until his position was organized and a counterattack repulsed. Emergency address: Mrs. W. C. Bailey, mother, Anderson. S. C. Residence at appointment : Anderson, S.C. William L. Dickerson (Army serial No. 53943), private, Company G, 26th Infantry. With two other soldiers he rushed a machine-gun position near Soissons. France, July 19, 1918, killed the crew and captured the gun in order to make the advance of his platoon possible.   Residence at enlistment: Pelzer, S. C. *Robert Gilmer, second lieutenant, Company K, 371st Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Trieres Farn, France, September 30, 1918. While personally reconnoitering a position to place his platoon in the defense of Trieres Farm, Lieut. Gilmer, regardless of personel danger, exposed himself in an area swept by machine-gun fire, and was killed while in the performance of this mission. Emergency address: Mrs. Martha J. Gilmer, mother, 906 South Main Street, Anderson. S. C. Residence at appointment: 906 South Main Street, Anderson, S. C. *Milledge A. Gordon, sergeant, Machine Gun Company, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Hargicourt, France, September 26 to October 17, 1918. Orders for his relief having failed to reach him, Sergt. Gordon remained on duty all night, maintaining liaison between gun sections of his platoon, exposed to severe shell fire, from which he was gassed. He nevertheless stayed with his company, and while going forward on October 8 be fainted from the effects of the gas and was evacuated to the rear, unconscious. Regaining consciousness while en route to the casualty clearing station, he crawled out of the ambulance and worked bis way back to his company without securing treatment. Though still suffering from weakness, he persistently refused to be evacuated and took part in subsequent engagements with his platoon until he was killed in action. Emergency address: Dr. Thomas Gordon, father, Clemson College. S. C.  Residence at enlistment: Clemson College, S.C. *Burton Holmes, private, Company C, 371st Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Hill 188, France. September 28, 1918. After he had been badly wounded and his automatic rifle had been put out of commission, Pvt. Holmes returned to his company under extremely heavy machine-gun and shell tire, and taking another automatic rifle went back and reopened fire on the enemy. While thus engaged, he was killed. Emergency address: Will Henderson, uncle, Pendleton, S.C.  Residence at enlistment: Pendleton, S. C. Louias Lucius Ligon, captain, 118th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Brancourt, France, October 8. 1918. Commanding a battalion which had been caught in a terrific barrage, Capt. Ligon pushed forward and led all his command until the barrage had lifted. Although be was severely gassed, which rendered him nearly speechless and caused much suffering, he remained with his troops for eight days, leaving his post only when ordered to do so by his commanding officer. Residence at appointment: Rose Hill, Anderson, S. C. Back to Anderson County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor This is a FREE website. If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our South Carolina index page at http://www.genealogytrails.com/scar/index.html Also make sure to visit our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com for much more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other state/county data