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 Laurens County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Transcribed by Dena Whitesell *Indicates posthumous award Ray N. Benjamin, first lieutenant, 2d Engineers. For extraordinary heroism  in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 6, 1918.  While commanding a detachment of wire cutters, working in advance of the Infantry, he was painfully wounded by a shell fragment, but he refused.  Residence at appointment:  Graycourt, S.C. James L. Van Hoy (Army serial No. 1310696), private, Company D, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. For extraordinary  heroism in action near Vaux-Andigny, France, October 11, 1918. When his company was caught in a barrage Pvt. Van Hoy volunteered and carried a message to battalion headquarters, under direct observation by the enemy, through gas and terrific machine-gun and shell fire.  Residence at enlistment:  Laurens, S.C. Back to Laurens 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